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Jaja of Opobo: The King Exiled by the British for Daring to Tax British Traders in His Kingdom - TalkAfricana
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Jaja of Opobo: The King Exiled by the British for Daring to Tax British Traders in His Kingdom - TalkAfricana
In September 1887, British officials invited king Jaja, the powerful ruler of Opobo in present-day Nigeria, to what appeared to be a diplomatic meeting aboard a British vessel. Instead of negotiations, he was arrested. Within days, the king who had built one of West Africa’s most successful trading states found himself removed from his kingdom […] TalkAfricana
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