Lapai Emirate
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title:
Lapai Emirate
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The Lapai Emirate, today in Nigeria, is a traditional state that lies near the Gurara River, a tributary to the Niger River, formerly originally inhabited where Gbari People, and presently came under the power of Nupe people, covering roughly the same area as the modern Lapai local government area. In the 1790s the Nupe Kingdom was a rising power in the region and had taken Lapai from Oyo. However, with the onslaught of the Fulani Jihad their lands, including Lapai, were conquered by the Sokoto
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Emirate in Niger State, Nigeria
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapai_Emirate
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2023-04-22T17:27:05Z
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