Historical Igala and surrounding countries
Igala is a historic country of a same-named people in the current state of Kogi in Nigeria. The capital was Idah, on the Niger River. Medieval igala
Igala was clamped between the land of the Idoma and the various Yoruba populations. It is a narrow strip along the river Niger (river), to where the Benue flows into it. Due to its location it was possible to control the trade on the river, from which its power arose. The Yoruba and Igala (also: Igara) spread to the south and east in the early history of the seventh century from a region in northeastern Yoruba. Clans of the Igalans were not bound to a particular territory, as was the case with the neighboring Idoma, but lived throughout the country. The country developed into a small state in the fifteenth century. It had a highly centralized monarchy, unlike the decentralized organized Idom and Igbolands at its eastern borders. The kings were called Ata and settled in Idah. Surrender
A survival wants the Igala to originally located on the eastern shore of the Niger, driving out the Idoma and Igbo.
Like the Idoma, the Igala traces their origins into an ancient rich Apa, which would have traveled a few hundred kilometers to the northeast. The Igala immigrated to their current residential area, and settled between the indigenous population, called Akpoto. Monkey is often seen as a mythical empire, while no remains of an acpototal have been found.
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