# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/princess-inikpi
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:33:47.338Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/princess-inikpi"
name: "Princess Inikpi"
slug: "princess-inikpi"
description: "Princess Inikpi was the virgin princess of the Igala Kingdom, buried alive to save the kingdom from the doom of the Igala-Benin war in 1515-1516 during the reign of Ata Ayegba Oma-idoko. Her statue is still standing at her burial spot at Ega market close to river Nigern Idah, Kogi State Nigeria. Many Igala have named their daughters after her."
tagline: "Igala princess"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Photo_Showing_The_Statue_Of_Late_Princess_Inikpi_Of_Igala_Kingdom_Who_Was_Buried_Alive_With_Nine_Slaves_For_The_Safety_Of_The_Igala_Kingdom_During_A_War_Against_The_Jukuns.Jpeg/330px-thumbnail.jpeg"
gender: "female"
deathDate: "1556"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.81
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.547877333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%BB%8Cm%E1%BB%8D-%E1%BB%8Dba_Inikpi"
    title: "Ọmọ-ọba Inikpi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Inikpi"
    title: "Princess Inikpi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimbiya_Inikpi"
    title: "Gimbiya Inikpi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Inikpi"
    title: "Princess Inikpi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Inikpi"
    title: "Princess Inikpi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kcg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inikpi_Nggwona%CC%B1gwam"
    title: "Inikpi Nggwona̱gwam"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%DB%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%A9%D9%BE%DB%8C"
    title: "شہزادی انکپی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113954088"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump