Oyo palace
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Oyo Palace is the historic royal residence and political seat of the Alaafin, the traditional ruler of the ancient Oyo Empire in southwestern Nigeria.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alaafin’s palace | 1 |
| Oyo palace canonical | 1 |
| Oyo royal court | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
royal palace ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Yoruba architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Oyo subgroup of Yoruba
ⓘ
Yoruba ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Oyo traditional festivals
ⓘ
installation of the Alaafin ⓘ royal coronation rites ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolity | Oyo Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle |
Alaafin of Oyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaafin
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Yoruba culture ⓘ |
| governingBody | Alaafin of Oyo ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
center of traditional governance in Oyo
ⓘ
symbol of authority of the Alaafin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
audience halls
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ royal burial areas ⓘ shrines ⓘ |
| hasVisitorType |
pilgrims
ⓘ
researchers ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| heritageOf |
Oyo people
ⓘ
Yoruba people ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Yoruba
ⓘ
surface form:
Yoruba language
|
| locatedIn | Oyo Town ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Oyo State
ⓘ
Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
|
| material |
modern construction materials
ⓘ
mud ⓘ thatch ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| ownership | Alaafin of Oyo ⓘ |
| religion | Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| servesAsResidenceOf | Alaafin of Oyo ⓘ |
| servesAsSeatOf |
Alaafin of Oyo
ⓘ
traditional government of Oyo ⓘ |
| significance |
historic seat of power of the Oyo Empire
ⓘ
important Yoruba cultural landmark ⓘ |
| traditionalInstitutionType | Yoruba monarchy ⓘ |
| traditionalStatus | paramount palace in Oyo land ⓘ |
| usedBy | Alaafin of Oyo ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural festivals
ⓘ
judicial functions ⓘ political administration ⓘ royal residence ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oyo royal court
this entity surface form:
Alaafin’s palace