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Kingdom of Bonny
The Kingdom of Bonny, otherwise known as Grand Bonny, is a traditional state based on the town of Bonny in Rivers State, Nigeria. In the pre-colonial period, it was an important slave trading port, later trading palm oil products. During the 19th century the British became increasingly involved in the internal affairs of the kingdom, in 1886 assuming control under a protectorate treaty. Today the King of Bonny has a largely ceremonial role.
The Kingdom of Bonny (also known as Grand Bonny or Ibanise) is a traditional Ijaw state based on the town of Bonny in Rivers State, Nigeria. The founders of the island kingdom were Ijaw people from the Central Niger Delta, specifically from the Kolokuma area in the Ebeni-toru region (in the present-day Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State). The kingdom was founded before or about 1000 AD, initially at Orupiri, before the settlers relocated to Okoloama, the core of Grand Bonny. The island on which the town of Bonny is situated was full of curlews, and the first settlers therefore called it Okoloama (from Okulo, lit. Curlews), meaning "curlew town." This name is still used locally.
According to Ibani tradition, the kingdom had four founding fathers, who are also regarded as the first four kings: Ndoli (also called Okpara Ndoli), Opuamakuba, Alagbariya (recognised as the Okoloamakoromabo or Founder of Bonny), and Asimini. After these initial four kings, their blood descendants ruled the kingdom through successive reigns until the era of King Awusa (Halliday), the twelfth monarch. King Awusa Halliday was then succeeded by King Perekule I, who was crowned by Chief Adapa Alagbariya of the Bristol Alagbariya Major House. King Perekule I went on to establish the Pepple dynasty and created a new class of chiefs in the kingdom, beginning with Chief Allison in about the second half of the 18th century. The Ibani people identify as Ijaw today.
Presently, Bonny Kingdom is subdivided into two main segments: the mainland and the hinterland. The mainland comprises Bonny Island and its segments, namely the Main Island (Township), Sandfield, Iwoama, Orosikiri, Aganya, Ayambo, Akiama, Isilegono, New Road, Wilbross Pipeline, Workers Camp, and some outlying fishing settlements lying along the Bonny River's coastline. The hinterland includes the village communities such as Kuruma, Ayama, Kalaibiama and Oloma, as well as Finima, Fibiri, Sangamabie, Ifoko, and Abalamabie.
At the start of the modern period, King Awusa Halliday was succeeded in the kingship by King Perekule - who was crowned by Chief Adapa Alagbariya of the Bristol Alagbariya Major House. This was long before King Perekule created a new class of chiefs in the kingdom, one that began with Chief Allison in about the second half of the 18th century. The chieftaincy titles created by King Perekule, which were based on the lineage/house/family system that was itself first established by the founding generation of the ancient kingdom, are distinct from the hereditary traditional rulership chieftaincies of the "Duawaris" - or original royal houses - of Grand Bonny (such as the Bristol Alagbariyas).
The Kingdom of Bonny has thirty-five chieftaincy houses. These are fourteen major chieftaincy houses (five among which are Duawaris); twenty minor chieftaincy houses; and then the George Pepple lineage of the Perekule royal house that has recently been producing kings of the kingdom. The ancestry of the Perekule royal house may be traced to the Duawaris themselves. It was the founding generation of Bonny that established the kingdom's civilization and commonwealth. All the chieftaincy houses, and the people that belong to them, derive their authority in Bonny from their descent from its founders.
Bonny's traditional institution is headed by King Edward William Asimini Dappa Pepple III, Perekule XI, who serves as the Amanyanabo (King or natural ruler). The Chiefs’ Council that serves under him is led by Chief Dagogo Claude Wilcox, who is the high chief and head of Wilcox Major House. Each high chief independently rules his house because the chiefs’ council is traditionally seen as a commonwealth of independent nations that came together for the sole purpose of protecting the kingdom as a whole.
Bonny became important in the 15th century with the arrival of the Portuguese and the growth of the Atlantic slave trade. At its height of power, Bonny was one of the main entrepôts on the Slave Coast. Later the Dutch and then the British took control of the slave trade in the region, with the British renaming the port "Bonny". When the British passed an act to abolish the slave trade in 1807, the port turned to the export of palm oil products, ivory and Guinea pepper.
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Kingdom of Bonny
The Kingdom of Bonny, otherwise known as Grand Bonny, is a traditional state based on the town of Bonny in Rivers State, Nigeria. In the pre-colonial period, it was an important slave trading port, later trading palm oil products. During the 19th century the British became increasingly involved in the internal affairs of the kingdom, in 1886 assuming control under a protectorate treaty. Today the King of Bonny has a largely ceremonial role.
The Kingdom of Bonny (also known as Grand Bonny or Ibanise) is a traditional Ijaw state based on the town of Bonny in Rivers State, Nigeria. The founders of the island kingdom were Ijaw people from the Central Niger Delta, specifically from the Kolokuma area in the Ebeni-toru region (in the present-day Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State). The kingdom was founded before or about 1000 AD, initially at Orupiri, before the settlers relocated to Okoloama, the core of Grand Bonny. The island on which the town of Bonny is situated was full of curlews, and the first settlers therefore called it Okoloama (from Okulo, lit. Curlews), meaning "curlew town." This name is still used locally.
According to Ibani tradition, the kingdom had four founding fathers, who are also regarded as the first four kings: Ndoli (also called Okpara Ndoli), Opuamakuba, Alagbariya (recognised as the Okoloamakoromabo or Founder of Bonny), and Asimini. After these initial four kings, their blood descendants ruled the kingdom through successive reigns until the era of King Awusa (Halliday), the twelfth monarch. King Awusa Halliday was then succeeded by King Perekule I, who was crowned by Chief Adapa Alagbariya of the Bristol Alagbariya Major House. King Perekule I went on to establish the Pepple dynasty and created a new class of chiefs in the kingdom, beginning with Chief Allison in about the second half of the 18th century. The Ibani people identify as Ijaw today.
Presently, Bonny Kingdom is subdivided into two main segments: the mainland and the hinterland. The mainland comprises Bonny Island and its segments, namely the Main Island (Township), Sandfield, Iwoama, Orosikiri, Aganya, Ayambo, Akiama, Isilegono, New Road, Wilbross Pipeline, Workers Camp, and some outlying fishing settlements lying along the Bonny River's coastline. The hinterland includes the village communities such as Kuruma, Ayama, Kalaibiama and Oloma, as well as Finima, Fibiri, Sangamabie, Ifoko, and Abalamabie.
At the start of the modern period, King Awusa Halliday was succeeded in the kingship by King Perekule - who was crowned by Chief Adapa Alagbariya of the Bristol Alagbariya Major House. This was long before King Perekule created a new class of chiefs in the kingdom, one that began with Chief Allison in about the second half of the 18th century. The chieftaincy titles created by King Perekule, which were based on the lineage/house/family system that was itself first established by the founding generation of the ancient kingdom, are distinct from the hereditary traditional rulership chieftaincies of the "Duawaris" - or original royal houses - of Grand Bonny (such as the Bristol Alagbariyas).
The Kingdom of Bonny has thirty-five chieftaincy houses. These are fourteen major chieftaincy houses (five among which are Duawaris); twenty minor chieftaincy houses; and then the George Pepple lineage of the Perekule royal house that has recently been producing kings of the kingdom. The ancestry of the Perekule royal house may be traced to the Duawaris themselves. It was the founding generation of Bonny that established the kingdom's civilization and commonwealth. All the chieftaincy houses, and the people that belong to them, derive their authority in Bonny from their descent from its founders.
Bonny's traditional institution is headed by King Edward William Asimini Dappa Pepple III, Perekule XI, who serves as the Amanyanabo (King or natural ruler). The Chiefs’ Council that serves under him is led by Chief Dagogo Claude Wilcox, who is the high chief and head of Wilcox Major House. Each high chief independently rules his house because the chiefs’ council is traditionally seen as a commonwealth of independent nations that came together for the sole purpose of protecting the kingdom as a whole.
Bonny became important in the 15th century with the arrival of the Portuguese and the growth of the Atlantic slave trade. At its height of power, Bonny was one of the main entrepôts on the Slave Coast. Later the Dutch and then the British took control of the slave trade in the region, with the British renaming the port "Bonny". When the British passed an act to abolish the slave trade in 1807, the port turned to the export of palm oil products, ivory and Guinea pepper.