Notes on Nassarawa province Nigeria.

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1920
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London: Waterlow and Sons Limited, Dunstable and Watford,
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Provincial Organization; History of Native Administration; Founding of Keffi Emirate, A.D. 1802; Emirs of Keffi 1802-1917; Founding of The Abuja Emirate, A.D. 1804; Emirs of Abuja(Former Habe Dynasty of Zaria) 18O4-19I7; Founding of Lafia Beriberi, A.D. 1804; Lafia Rulers, 1804 to 1919; Founding of Jemaa, A.D. 1810; Emirs of Jemaan-Darroro; Founding of Nassarawa Emirate, A.D. 1835; Emirs of Nassarawa; Arrival of British; Protectorate Established; Railway Survey; Industry; Towns; Population Statistics; Moslems; Pagans; Roads; Rest Camps on Main Routes in Nassarawa; Province and Distances between (by Road); Residents in charge of Nassarawa Province,1900-1919; Actual Revenue of Nassarawa Province; Showing Government Share (Land Tax and Jangali Only).1903-1919; Native Treasuries.; Staff, Native Administration.

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The earlier history of Nassarawa Province is lost in obscurity and can only be conjectured very vaguely from references in legends and folklore. As far as can be ascertained, the earliest traceable indigenous tribe is the Koro—if any tribe can be called indigenous in a country where successive waves of immigrants which absorbed their forerunners and eliminated all traces of former inhabitants were so frequent. The earliest traceable immigration is that of the Gwari from the East and the Gwandara from the North. In various parts of the Province, however, stone implements can still be found, indicating the prior presence of more primitive peoples.
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