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Borgu polity
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294902287
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2002-02-12
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2002-02-12
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2012-07-20
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Borgu polity
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HR + BR. Borgu Emirate was formed in 1954 when the emirates of Bussa and Kaiama (once a chiefdom under Nikki suzerainty) were merged (Almanach, Wikipedia 8.6.2012, ASC 24087). Kings and rulers: Alhaji Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III, Emir of Borgu and Kaiama.
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294902287
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340.141.1Borga 340.141.1Borgu
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ca. 17th century- . Location: present-day Nigeria and Benin, historically based on three kingdoms, Bussa, Illo and Nikki, partitioned in 1898 between the French colony of Benin (Nikki) and the British protectorate of Nigeria (Bussa, Illo and some of Nikki's eastern territories). The contemporary Borgu Emirate (1954- ) is a Nigerian traditional state with its capital in New Bussa, Niger State.
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Beninese polities
Nigerian polities
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Borgou Kingdom
Borgu Emirate
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