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This is a timeline of Nigerian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Nigeria and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Nigeria .
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose remains date from at least 13,000 BC through early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri , [ 1 ] the Benin Kingdom , [ 2 ] and ...
W 1900 Kompania przeszła pod kontrolę rządu Wielkiej Brytanii. W 1901 Nigeria stała się brytyjskim protektoratem. W 1914 cały obszar był formalnie zjednoczony jako „Kolonia i Protektorat Nigerii”. Administracyjnie był on podzielony na prowincje północne i południowe oraz kolonię Lagos.
The history of the territories which since ca. 1900 have been known under the name of Nigeria during the pre-colonial period (16th to 18th centuries) was dominated by several powerful West African kingdoms or empires, such as the Oyo Empire and the Islamic Kanem-Bornu Empire in the northeast, and the Igbo kingdom of Onitsha in the southeast and ...
18 lut 2019 · A chronology of key events: circa 800 BC - Jos plateau settled by Nok - a neolithic and iron age civilisation. circa 11th century onwards - Formation of city states, kingdoms and empires,...
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose remains date from at least 13,000 BC through early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC.
18 wrz 2024 · A survey of notable events and people in the history of Nigeria. The country, located on the Atlantic coast in western Africa, has a diverse population and is home to some 250 ethnic groups, and hundreds of languages are spoken in the country.