Kraljevina Nri
Kraljevina Nri je naziv za nekadašnju državu, odnosno sistem društvene organizacije Nri-Igboa, jedne od podgrupa naroda Igbo u današnjoj Nigeriji.
Njeno osnivanje se tradicionalno pripisuje legendarnom kralju Eriju koji se oko 948. spustio s neba i osnovao plemena Igboa. Njegovu vlast su kasnije preuzeli namesnici/zamenici koji su nosili titulu eze Nri. Za njih je bilo karakteristično da iza sebe nisu imali vojsku niti oružanu silu, nego su delovali više kao sveštenici, odnosno kao posrednici u sporovima.
Vrhunac uticaja kraljevstvo je imalo od 13. do 17. veka, kada su na njegovom području počeli uticati sukobi sa susednim državama kao i transatlantska trgovina robljem. Nakon što su na području Nigerije vlast preuzeli Britanci, godine 1911. su poslednjim ezeima oduzeli sve svetovne ovlasti, čime je kraljevina formalno prestalo da postoji.
Poslednjih decenija među Igboima traju pokušaji da se Kraljevina Nri obnovi kao duhovna i kulturna institucija.
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