Duke Town
E277568
Duke Town is a historic Efik settlement in southeastern Nigeria, known as one of the principal coastal trading centers in the Cross River region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duke Town canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former trading center
ⓘ
historic settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Atakpa
ⓘ
Old Calabar ⓘ |
| colonialPowerIn19thCentury | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
European merchants ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Calabar
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Calabar area
|
| ethnicGroup | Efik people ⓘ |
| foundingEthnicGroup | Efik ⓘ |
| governedBy | Efik chiefs ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Efik cultural heritage ⓘ |
| hasNotableInstitution |
Duke Town Presbyterian Church
ⓘ
Duke Town Primary School ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of palm oil trade
ⓘ
major slave-trading port ⓘ principal coastal trading center in the Cross River region ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important node in precolonial coastal trade networks of southeastern Nigeria
ⓘ
one of the principal Efik settlements on the Cross River estuary ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Efik language
ⓘ
English language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cross River region
ⓘ
Niger Delta ⓘ Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
southeastern Nigeria
|
| locatedOn | Cross River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Calabar
ⓘ
Cross River State ⓘ |
| region |
South-South Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
South South Nigeria
|
| religionHistory | early center of Christian missionary activity in southeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
European manufactured goods
ⓘ
enslaved people ⓘ ivory ⓘ palm oil ⓘ |
| traditionalRulersTitle | Obong of Calabar ⓘ |
| urbanStatus | neighborhood of modern Calabar ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Scottish Presbyterian missionaries ⓘ |
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