Igboland (Standard Igbo : Àlà Ị̀gbò ), also known as
Southeastern Nigeria, is the indigenous homeland of the
Igbo people .[3][4] :307 It is a non-governmental cultural and
common linguistic region in southern Nigeria .
Geographically, it is divided by the lower Niger River into
two unequal sections – an eastern (which is the larger of
the two) and a western section.[3][4] :307 It is characterised
by the diverse Igbo culture and the equally diverse Igbo
language .

Politically, Igboland is divided into several southern Nigerian
states . Culturally, it is divided into several subgroupings,
including the Anioma, Ngwa, Edda Egbebu, Ezaa, Ibeku,
Ohuhu , Omuma and the Ekpeye. William Balfour Baikie
remarked that "in Igbo[land] each person hails, as a sailor
would say, from the particular district where he was born,
but when away from home all are Igbos. And yet
considerable differences exist between different parts of this
extensive country, and the dialects spoken also vary
greatly."

Territorial boundaries
Igboland is surrounded on all sides by a host of large rivers,
and other southern and central Nigeria indigenous tribes
namely Bini, Urhobo-Isoko , Ijaw , Ogoni, Igala , Tiv, Yako,
Idoma and Ibibio. [3] In the words of William B. Baikie, "Igbo
homeland, extends east and west, from the Old Kalabar
river to the banks of the Kwora, Niger River , and possesses
also some territory at Aboh , an Igbo clan, to the west-ward
of the latter stream. On the north it borders on Igara, Igala
and A'kpoto, and it is separated from the sea only by petty
tribes, all of which trace their origin to this greate race..

It is primarily situated in the Lowland forest region of
Nigeria, with parts in the Niger-Delta, where the Niger river
fans out into the Atlantic Ocean in a vast network of creeks
and mangrove swamps on the Bight of Bonny .[5]
The earliest found settlements in Igboland date back to
4500 BC in the central area, from where the majority of the
Igbo-speaking population is believed to have migrated. The
northern Igbo Kingdom of Nri , which rose around the 10th
century AD, is credited with the foundation of much of
Igboland's culture, customs, and religious practices. It is
the oldest existing monarchy in present-day Nigeria. In
southern Igboland several groups developed, of which the
most notable was the Aro confederacy. Igboland was part
of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate of the British Empire
and was amalgamated into modern-day Nigeria in 1914; the
nation gained independence in 1960. [3] Shortly afterwards
Igboland was involved in its biggest war during Biafra's
movement for secession , which eventually ended in 1970
when this area rejoined Nigeria.
Ancient trade routes

Igboland's culture has been shaped primarily by its
rainforest climate, its ancient trade, migration, and social
history within its various clans and peoples, and with its
ancient trading neighbours, allies and lately with
Europeans. [3] Mr W. B. Baikie said, "I seized the moment,
and, by our interpreter, told Tshukuma, that we had come
to make his acquaintance and his friendship, and to
ascertain if the people were willing to trade with us", whilst
signing a trade agreement with Igbo chief, Mr Tshukuma
(Chukwuma) Obi from Aboh clan, who were one of the
leading Igbo clans, engaged in early active trading with
Europe .[4] :45 Similarly, "after our salutations, I spoke of
friendship, of trade, and of education, and particularly
enlarged upon the evils of war, and the benefits of peace, all
of which was well received", remarked William B. Balkie
when signing a trade agreement with Igbo chief, Ezebogo in
Asaba on August 30, 1885. [4] :296
Due to the native common linguistic standard and
interrelated cultures in Igboland, pre-dating the arrival of
Europeans, the lower Niger River , which divides Igboland
into unequal eastern and western parts, has from ancient
times continued to provide easy means of communication,
trading and unity amongst Igbos on both sides of the Niger
River ,[4] :300 as well as promoted ancient trade and
migration of people into Igboland, and between Igboland
and rest of the world. [3] Some of the notable ancient trade
and export routes in Igboland included the famous lower
Niger and Njaba- Oguta lake -Orashi navigational routes via
Asaba - Onitsha -Aboh ,[4] :315 [6] and Awo-omamma -Oguta -
Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni - Aboh ferry services respectively. [4]
:300 [7]
History

Pre-history (6000–3000 BC)

Early settlement of Igboland dates back to 6000 BC based
on early pottery work found in the Okigwe, Oka Igwe, and
known today as Awka. Some local Villagers retains the
Original name, like Umuzuoka, The Blacksmiths Ezioka,
Okigwe, Imoka, etc.Oka ,igwe - Nsukka axis. [8] There is,
however, evidence of Palaeolithic man settling in southern
Nigeria from at least 10,000 years ago. Much of the pottery
excavated by a team led by Thurstan Shaw with the
University of Nigeria at Nsukka in 1978 uncovered a rock
quarry which was a mine for tool and pottery making for a
'stone civilisation' nearby at Ibagwa . Anthropologists at the
University of Benin discovered fossils and use of monoliths
dating back to 6000 BC at Ugwelle-Uturu in the Okigwe
area. Further evidence of ancient settlements were
uncovered at a hypothesised Nsukka metal cultural area
from 3000 BC and later settlements attributed to Ngwa
culture at AD 8-18.

Ancient history (3000 BC–AD 300)

The Nsukka-Okigwe axis forms as a basis for a proposed
Proto-Igbo cultural heartland antecedent to contemporary
Igbo culture. It is unclear what cultural links there are
between these pre-historic artefacts and today. Later
human settlement in the region may have links with other
discoveries made in the wider area particularly with the
culture associated with the terracotta discoveries based at
Nok spanning a wide area about north-central Nigeria.
Much of the Igbo population is believed to have migrated
from a smaller area in this region, starting several
independent Igbo-speaking tribes, village-groups, kingdoms
and states. The movements were generally broken into two
trends in migration: a more northerly spread group towards
the banks of the Niger and the upper quadrant of the Cross
River; the other, following a southerly trail had mostly risen
from the Isu populations based nearer the axis from which
the majority of southern Igbo communities were populated.
Mbaise are notably the best examples of an Igbo group
claiming autochthony and rejecting many migratory histories
about their origins, many of these groups either way are
evidently culturally northern or southern Igbo based on the
proximity of their traditions to those of their neighbours and,
many times, familial and political ties.

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God bless Igbo sons and daughters everywhere! God bless our good neighbours too. Ndigbo gabanu niru! Ndigbo gawanu niru!