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Ife

1000 – 1420
City-stateAfrica

Yoruba holy city and artistic center famed for its naturalistic bronze and terracotta heads.

Never militarily conquered, Ife's classical kingdom was eclipsed politically as the Oyo Empire rose to dominate the Yoruba world from the 15th century; the city endured and continues today as a traditional Yoruba kingdom under the Ooni of Ife in Osun State, Nigeria.

Borders in 1300 · drawn from 3 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 3 border frames for Ife — the shape you scrub through changes in 1000 · 1101 · 1300.

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