Local tradition holds that several city-states in what is now this country were founded by the grandsons of Bayajidda. The founder of a kingdom in this country supposedly descended from the sky onto an anthill. The oldest iron-working site in sub-saharan Africa, Taruga, is found southeast of its capital and was part of the Nok culture. Eri was the first "eze," or ruler, of its (*) Nri Kingdom. Along with its western neighbor, this country was the location of the Oyo Empire. This country's cities of Daura, Kano, and Katsina originated as members of the seven Hausa kingdoms, and this country's city of Ile-IfÃ© is said to be where Oduduwa created the world at the behest of Olorun. For 10 points, name this country home to the Igbo and most of t
Local tradition holds that several city-states in what is now this country were founded by the grandsons of Bayajidda. The founder of a kingdom in this country supposedly descended from the sky onto an anthill. The oldest iron-working site in sub-saharan Africa, Taruga, is found southeast of its capital and was part of the Nok culture. Eri was the first "eze," or ruler, of its (*) Nri Kingdom. Along with its western neighbor, this country was the location of the Oyo Empire. This country's cities of Daura, Kano, and Katsina originated as members of the seven Hausa kingdoms, and this country's city of Ile-IfÃ© is said to be where Oduduwa created the world at the behest of Olorun. For 10 points, name this country home to the Igbo and most of the Yoruba.
Local tradition holds that several city-states in what is now this country were founded by the grandsons of Bayajidda.
Nigeria