Gbari-speaking farmers in the hilly savanna east of the Nupe, round the later Minna, Paiko, Kuta and the country of Abuja.
Small self-governing communities; their later subjection to Nupe and Zazzau (fifteenth to nineteenth century) has not begun.
Who holds it
- Title
- Village and small chiefdom heads
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
How things stand that morning
Self-governing.
Customs
Village heads and lineage elders.
Assemblies
Village councils.
Overlord claims
None attested.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1200No dated event.Depends on: Not applicable Stopped by: Not applicable
Where the sources disagree
- The Gbari border Zazzau's southern peoples, which the neighbouring (kan) researcher covers; overlap is possible east of about 7.3 E.
Evidence: Language and later tradition.
On the map: A people's country drawn as a dashed outline; borders are approximate.
Sources and studies
- From the researcher's knowledge of the ethnography and oral traditions (Alagoa, Afigbo, Isichei, Forde and Jones, Bradbury); used only as a guide to who lived where
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.