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Mmaku

Male 1477 - 1529  (52 years)

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  • Name Mmaku 
    • First Chief of Nnewi
    Birth 1477 
    Gender Male 
    Coronation From 1498 to 1529  Obiuno Udude, Otolo, Nnewi, Nnewi North L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reign 
    Religion Odinani 
    Individual ID 41B570614BA944E9B47E9FF70961987224E0 
    Death 1529 
    Person ID I314  Igbo Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2020 

    Family Ife-Enweugwu
              b. 1483  
              d. 1535 (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F472EB831097469CBB5BE22C80D1731055CA 
    Children 
     1. Ikenga
              b. 1503  
              d. 1577 (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F74  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 May 2015 

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