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War · 1869

Bonny's civil war and the founding of Opobo

The rivalry between Bonny's two great trading houses, Oko Jumbo's Manilla Pepple and Jaja's Anna Pepple, revived after King George Pepple's accession.

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Overview

The rivalry between Bonny's two great trading houses, Oko Jumbo's Manilla Pepple and Jaja's Anna Pepple, revived after King George Pepple's accession. In 1869 they fought a major battle. Jaja led his house and followers 26 miles east to the mouth of the Imo river and founded Opobo, cutting Bonny off from the palm-oil markets of the Imo. Bonny turned on Kalabari's rivers to make up the loss.[1],[2]High confidence

Who took part

What happened

  1. 1869 · Grand Bonny

    Battle of the houses

    The Anna Pepple house loses the battle in Bonny.[1]High confidence

  2. 1869 · Opobo

    Opobo founded

    Jaja founds his new town astride the Imo trade.[2]High confidence

Kingdoms involved

Sources

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  1. Wikipedia contributors. Kingdom of Bonny
  2. Wikipedia contributors. Jaja of Opobo