Lagos Colony
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Lagos Colony was a British colonial territory centered on the port city of Lagos, which later became a key component of modern Nigeria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lagos Colony canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British colony ⓘ |
| adminCenter | Lagos ⓘ |
| capital | Lagos ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
|
| commonLanguage |
Hausa
ⓘ
Igbo ⓘ Yoruba ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
British pound sterling
|
| dateOfMerger | 1906 ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
commerce and shipping
ⓘ
export of agricultural produce ⓘ palm oil trade ⓘ |
| endDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
British Crown
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| establishedThrough | Treaty of Cession of Lagos ⓘ |
| governmentType | Crown colony ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Governor of Lagos Colony ⓘ |
| headOfState | Monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key component in the formation of modern Nigeria
ⓘ
precursor of modern Lagos State ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
Crown colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown colony of the United Kingdom
|
| locatedIn | West Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Nigeria ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| majorPort | Lagos ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Southern Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Nigeria Protectorate
|
| namedAfter | Lagos ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in British anti-slavery naval operations
ⓘ
strategic port on the West African coast ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
British West Africa ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Lagos Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Lagos
Lagos as a British protectorate ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal colony ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
annexation of Lagos by Britain in 1861
ⓘ
integration into Southern Nigeria in 1906 ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| startDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| successor |
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
Southern Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Nigeria Protectorate
|
| todayPartOf |
Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Lagos State ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.