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The '''Kingdom of Nri''' ({{Lang-ig|Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì}}) was a medieval polity located in what is now [[Nigeria]]. The kingdom existed as a sphere of religious and political influence over a significant part of what is known today as [[Igboland]] prior to expansion, and was administered by a [[priest]]-[[king]] called an ''[[Eze Nri]]''. The ''Eze Nri'' managed trade and [[diplomacy]] on behalf of the Nri people, a subgroup of the [[Igbo language|Igbo]]-speaking people, and possessed divine authority in religious matters.
The kingdom was a haven for all those who had been rejected in their communities and also a place where slaves were set free from their bondage. {{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}Nri expanded through converts gaining neighboring communities' allegiance, not by force.
Nri's royal founder, [[Eri (divine king)|Eri]], is said to be a 'sky being' that came down to earth and then established civilization. One of the better-known remnants of the Nri civilization is manifested in the Igbo ukwu artifacts.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
Nri's culture permanently influenced the Northern and Western Igbo, especially through religion and taboos.
The kingdom appears to have passed its peak in the 18th century, encroached upon by the rise of the [[Edo people|Benin]] and [[Igala Kingdom|Igala]] kingdom, and later the [[Atlantic slave trade]], but it appears to have maintained its authority well into the 16th century,
==History==
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