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There was a state that refused to wars and to expand its borders through trade and religion
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Word - the best weapon, considered rulers of the kingdom Nri
Kingdom NDT is located in the south of modern Nigeria, it was one of the centers of pre-colonial Africa, and in its heyday of the cultural and religious and political importance might well be compared with cities such as Rome or Mecca. It was a real empire, which lasted nearly a thousand years, under its power is a vast territory inhabited by numerous nationalities and small tribes.
The main difference between the Kingdom of the African (and most other) countries was the fact that the rulers Nri abandoned wars with other nations as an instrument of political pressure: the Kingdom to strengthen its position in the political arena, using only religious influence and controlling the trade routes that passed through its territory .
The country prospered ikeng pagan religion in which the supreme minister of religion was both head of state and, according to local beliefs, he has the divine essence. When one of the rulers of the priests died, the families prayed and waited for signs that will point to a successor. When it finally happened, the heir to the throne and the title of the deity was supposed to perform the ritual trip to the river Anambra State, in which he arranged various magic rites, passed through a cycle of symbolic death and resurrection, and on top of all the new supreme deity from head to toe plastered white clay as a symbol of purity.
For the "conquest" of any land Eze Nri ("Eze" in the lane. With adverbs Igbo - "king, ruler") is sent to one of his priests that only the power of words and rituals urged local people to swear allegiance to the deity and placed all the religious authority of their leader, who also became a faithful servant of the cult.
Nr until the beginning of XX-th century provide shelter runaway slaves and destitute life of migrants, which is not like the British Empire, so in 1911, the year the peaceful religious state stopped its independent existence, joining the British colonies.
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Kingdom NDT is located in the south of modern Nigeria, it was one of the centers of pre-colonial Africa, and in its heyday of the cultural and religious and political importance might well be compared with cities such as Rome or Mecca. It was a real empire, which lasted nearly a thousand years, under its power is a vast territory inhabited by numerous nationalities and small tribes.
The main difference between the Kingdom of the African (and most other) countries was the fact that the rulers Nri abandoned wars with other nations as an instrument of political pressure: the Kingdom to strengthen its position in the political arena, using only religious influence and controlling the trade routes that passed through its territory .
The country prospered ikeng pagan religion in which the supreme minister of religion was both head of state and, according to local beliefs, he has the divine essence. When one of the rulers of the priests died, the families prayed and waited for signs that will point to a successor. When it finally happened, the heir to the throne and the title of the deity was supposed to perform the ritual trip to the river Anambra State, in which he arranged various magic rites, passed through a cycle of symbolic death and resurrection, and on top of all the new supreme deity from head to toe plastered white clay as a symbol of purity.
For the "conquest" of any land Eze Nri ("Eze" in the lane. With adverbs Igbo - "king, ruler") is sent to one of his priests that only the power of words and rituals urged local people to swear allegiance to the deity and placed all the religious authority of their leader, who also became a faithful servant of the cult.
Nr until the beginning of XX-th century provide shelter runaway slaves and destitute life of migrants, which is not like the British Empire, so in 1911, the year the peaceful religious state stopped its independent existence, joining the British colonies.
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