Ekiti Kingdoms
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Ekiti Kingdoms were a group of historically related Yoruba polities in what is now southwestern Nigeria, known for their shared language, culture, and political traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ekiti Kingdoms canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba state
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ pre-colonial African kingdom ⓘ |
| affectedBy | British colonial expansion ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Ibadan ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | Ekiti sub-ethnic identity within the Yoruba ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-grade associations
ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ masquerade festivals ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Ekiti region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy | agriculture-based economy ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
long-distance trade in West Africa
ⓘ
regional trade within Yorubaland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yoruba people ⓘ |
| geography | undulating and hilly landscape ⓘ |
| governedBy |
obas
ⓘ
traditional councils of chiefs ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup | various Ekiti towns and kingdoms such as Ado, Ikere, Ijero, and others ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
pre-colonial era ⓘ |
| integratedInto | British Nigeria ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Yoruba internecine wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Ekiti Parapo War
|
| knownFor |
high population density in hilly terrain
ⓘ
strong tradition of education in later periods ⓘ |
| language | Ekiti Yoruba dialect ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Yoruba language ⓘ |
| legacy |
preservation of Ekiti Yoruba dialect
ⓘ
traditional rulership institutions in Ekiti State ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
West Africa ⓘ Yorubaland ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
cocoa ⓘ yam ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | Ekiti State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ekiti Parapo alliance
ⓘ
Yoruba people ⓘ
surface form:
Yoruba civilization
|
| politicalStructure |
decentralized Yoruba polities
ⓘ
monarchical city-states ⓘ |
| religion |
Ifa divination system
ⓘ
Yoruba religion ⓘ
surface form:
Yoruba traditional religion
|
| sharesCultureWith | other Yoruba subgroups ⓘ |
| sharesLanguageWith | other Yoruba polities ⓘ |
| sharesPoliticalTraditionsWith | other Yoruba kingdoms ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | lineage-based communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.