The bluff town on the east bank of the Niger below the confluence, capital of the later Igala kingdom whose Ata fought Benin in the early sixteenth century.
For 1200 there is no evidence of the kingdom; the settlement's age is not known.
Who holds it
- Name
- No Ata is attested for 1200; the dynasty is placed in the sixteenth century by the traditions summarised in Wikipedia, earlier by some writers
- Title
- Ata of Igala (later)
- Since
- not applicable
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
No king attested; the Igala clan heads.
Communities
Igala.
Trade and crafts
River trade and fishing (later).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Later tradition only.
On the map: Point.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.