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What Country Was Jos In?

Jos (Plateau, Nigeria) lies within 4 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Hausa States, from 1600 to 1814. The earliest state recorded here is Hausa States (1600).

Who ruled Jos?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – AD 899West African cereal farmers
AD 900 – AD 999Mandes
1000 – 1599West African cereal farmers
1600 – 1814Hausa States
1815 – 1879Fulani Empire
1880 – 1913Sokoto Caliphate
1914 – todayNigeria
Map showing Jos in 1700Jos
Border map for 1700. See the world in 1700.

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Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.