Ijebu people

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The Ijebu people are a subgroup of the Yoruba ethnic group in southwestern Nigeria, historically known for their powerful kingdom, vibrant trade networks, and rich cultural traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba subgroup
ethnic subgroup
artForm beadwork
textile weaving
wood carving
colonialEncounter British Empire
country Nigeria
cuisineSpecialty Ijebu garri
ofada rice and sauce
culturalFestival Agemo festival
Ojude Oba festival
culturalPractice age-grade associations
masquerade traditions
economicActivity craft production
farming
fishing
trade
ethnicGroupOf Ijebu Kingdom
historicalCapital Ijebu-Ode
historicallyControlled trade routes between Lagos and the interior
historicalPeriodOfProminence 19th century
precolonial era
knownFor craftsmanship
festival culture
long-distance trade
precolonial commerce
rich cultural traditions
language Ijebu Yoruba
languageFamily Yoruba language
locatedIn Western Nigeria
surface form: Southwestern Nigeria
majorTown Ago-Iwoye
Ijebu-Ife
Ijebu-Igbo
Ijebu-Imushin
Ijebu-Ode
notableHistoricalEvent British-Ijebu conflict of 1892
surface form: British-Ijebu war of 1892
primaryRegion Lagos State
Ogun State
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional Yoruba religion
subgroupOf Yoruba people
traditionalArchitecture courtyard compounds
traditionalPoliticalSystem Ijebu Kingdom
traditionalReligionDeity Agemo
Ifa
Ogun
Sango
traditionalRulerTitle Awujale of Ijebu
surface form: Awujale of Ijebuland
traditionalSocialStructure hierarchical chieftaincy system

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Ijebu-Ode ethnicGroup Ijebu people
Ijebu-Ode isCulturalCenterOf Ijebu people
Ijebu-Ode isPoliticalCenterOf Ijebu people
Egba ethnonym Ijebu people
this entity surface form: Egba people
Awujale of Ijebu ethnicGroup Ijebu people
Ekiti sharesCultureWith Ijebu people
this entity surface form: Ondo people
Lagos Island traditionalSubgroup Ijebu people
this entity surface form: Eko (Lagos) people
Ijebu Kingdom hasSubgroup Ijebu people
this entity surface form: Ijebu Igbo people
Ijebu Kingdom hasSubgroup Ijebu people
this entity surface form: Ijebu Imusin people
Ijebu Kingdom hasSubgroup Ijebu people
this entity surface form: Ijebu Ife people
Ijebu Kingdom hasSubgroup Ijebu people
this entity surface form: Ijebu Itele people
Ijebu Kingdom hasSubgroup Ijebu people
this entity surface form: Ijebu Mushin people
Ojude Oba associatedWith Ijebu people
Egba Ijebu culturallyLinkedTo Ijebu people
Egba Ijebu sharesCustomsWith Ijebu people
Ojude Oba festival ethnicGroup Ijebu people
Ojude Oba festival organizedBy Ijebu people
this entity surface form: Ijebu community
Sikiru Kayode Adetona ethnicGroup Ijebu people
Sikiru Kayode Adetona monarchOf Ijebu people
Ijebu East hasMajorEthnicGroup Ijebu people
Ikale sharesBorderWith Ijebu people