Egba polity
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The Egba polity was a pre-colonial Yoruba state in what is now southwestern Nigeria, centered on Abeokuta and known for its complex political organization and resistance to external domination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egba polity canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba state
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ pre-colonial African state ⓘ |
| capital | Abeokuta ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Abeokuta ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryNow | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalAffiliation | Yoruba culture ⓘ |
| defense |
fortified town walls
ⓘ
use of natural rock outcrops ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
inter-Yoruba warfare
ⓘ
trade with European merchants on the coast ⓘ |
| era | pre-colonial period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Egba ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Yoruba ⓘ |
| governmentType |
federated chiefdoms
ⓘ
oligarchic monarchy ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Egba Oke-Ona
ⓘ
surface form:
Ake Egba
Egba Gbagura ⓘ
surface form:
Gbagura Egba
Egba Oke-Ona ⓘ
surface form:
Oke Ona Egba
Egba Oke-Ona ⓘ
surface form:
Owu Egba
|
| historicalRole | major Yoruba power in the 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Atlantic commerce
ⓘ
Christian missions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defensive use of Abeokuta’s rocky terrain
ⓘ
resistance to external domination ⓘ role in 19th-century Yoruba wars ⓘ |
| language |
Yoruba
ⓘ
surface form:
Yoruba language
|
| leadership |
Alake
ⓘ
council of chiefs ⓘ |
| legalSystem | customary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
Yorubaland ⓘ |
| partOf | Yoruba political system ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | complex political organization ⓘ |
| region |
Ogun River
ⓘ
surface form:
Ogun River basin
|
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | compound-based urban society ⓘ |
| succession | hereditary kingship moderated by chiefs ⓘ |
| traditionalTitle | Alake of Egbaland ⓘ |
| transitionedInto | Egba Native Authority under British rule ⓘ |
| urbanCenter | Abeokuta ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.