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Obong of Calabar

The Obong of Calabar is the title of the paramount traditional ruler of the Efik people of Calabar in south-eastern Nigeria. The office grew in the 19th and early 20th centuries out of the leadership of the Efik trading towns that Europeans called Old Calabar. It remains one of the leading traditional titles of Cross River State.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Obong of Calabar. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/obong-of-calabar
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“Obong of Calabar.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/obong-of-calabar. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Obong of Calabar.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/obong-of-calabar.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Obong of Calabar’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/obong-of-calabar (Accessed: ).

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