New Oyo
E274608
New Oyo is a historic Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria that served as the later political center of the Oyo Empire after the decline of Old Oyo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Oyo canonical | 1 |
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Oyo
ⓘ
Alaafin of Oyo ⓘ
surface form:
Oyo Alaafin
|
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culture | Yoruba culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yoruba people ⓘ |
| governmentType | traditional monarchy (customary) ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | precolonial Yoruba monarchy ⓘ |
| hasRulerTitle | Alaafin of Oyo ⓘ |
| historicalRole | later capital of the Oyo Empire ⓘ |
| language |
Yoruba
ⓘ
surface form:
Yoruba language
|
| locatedIn |
Oyo State
ⓘ
Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Yorubaland
|
| partOf | Oyo Empire ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Yoruba traditional religion ⓘ |
| replaced |
Oyo-Ile
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Oyo
|
| servedAs | political center of the Oyo Empire ⓘ |
| traditionalRulerResidence |
Oyo palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaafin’s palace
|
Referenced by (1)
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