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Ife polity
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294916202
APP
2002-02-12
INP
2002-02-12
STA
Approved
UPD
2012-07-20
DUT
Ife koninkrijk
IND
1
MIS
HR. ASAR. Iron Age site; oldest town of Yoruba people who consider it a holy city & the legendary birthplace of mankind; artisans produced terra-cotta heads & bronze pieces in 12th-13th cen. for which the Ife Kingdom is well known (Getty Thesaurus Geographic Names).
PPN
294916202
UDC
340.141.1Ife
SN
ca. 1000-1900. Location: Yoruba kingdom, cradle of Yoruba civilization, 50 miles east of Ibadan, today Osun State.
MRF
321Ife
UF
Ife Kingdom
Ile-Ife Kingdom
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