Oba dynasty
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The Oba dynasty is the hereditary line of monarchs that historically ruled the Kingdom of Benin in what is now southern Nigeria, renowned for its sophisticated court culture and patronage of Benin art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oba dynasty canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary monarchy
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benin cosmology
ⓘ
ancestral veneration ⓘ |
| capital | Benin City ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Benin ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Benin Bronzes
ⓘ
court regalia ⓘ royal ancestral altars ⓘ |
| currentStatus | traditional monarchy within Nigeria ⓘ |
| encounteredEvent | British punitive expedition of 1897 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
diplomatic relations with Portugal
ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Edo people ⓘ |
| floruit |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Eweka I ⓘ |
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
hereditary chiefs
ⓘ
palace guilds ⓘ title-holding nobility ⓘ |
| hasMonarchTitle | Oba ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Akenzua II
ⓘ
Erediauwa ⓘ Oba of Benin ⓘ
surface form:
Esigie
Oba Ewuare I ⓘ
surface form:
Ewuare I
Ewuare II ⓘ Ovonramwen Nogbaisi ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Oba of Benin ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Bights of Benin and Biafra
ⓘ
surface form:
Bight of Benin hinterland
Edo region ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Benin court art
ⓘ
bronze casting patronage ⓘ ivory carving patronage ⓘ ritual kingship ⓘ sophisticated court culture ⓘ |
| language | Edo language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benin City
ⓘ
southern Nigeria ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | centralized kingdom ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ogiso dynasty ⓘ |
| religion | Edo traditional religion ⓘ |
| resultOfEvent |
looting of Benin art
ⓘ
temporary deposition of the Oba ⓘ |
| roleInNigeria | custodian of Benin culture ⓘ |
| startPeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthority |
Kingdom of Benin
ⓘ
surface form:
Benin Kingdom
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.