Bonny, Ijo city-state of
Years: 1450 - 1886
The Kingdom of Bonny is a traditional state based on the town of Bonny in Rivers State, Nigeria.
Founded in the thirteenth century CE, it becomes an important slave trading port, later trading palm oil products.
During the nineteenth century the British become increasingly involved in the internal affairs of the kingdom, in 1886 assuming control under a protectorate treaty.
Today the King of Bonny has a largely ceremonial role.
