Oyo Empire

E55734

Yoruba state historical polity pre-colonial African empire

The Oyo Empire was a powerful pre-colonial West African Yoruba state known for its sophisticated political system, cavalry-based military strength, and extensive regional trade influence.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Oyo Empire canonical	30
Old Oyo Empire	1
Oyo Empire (historical state in present-day Nigeria)	1
Oyo Empire government	1
Oyo Kingdom	1
Oyo political system	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Yoruba state ⓘ historical polity ⓘ pre-colonial African empire ⓘ
alternativeName	Oyo Empire ⓘ surface form: Old Oyo Empire
capital	Oyo-Ile ⓘ
checkOnRoyalPower	Ogboni council ⓘ Oyo Mesi ⓘ surface form: Oyo Mesi council
culturalLegacy	Shango worship traditions ⓘ Yoruba political titles and institutions ⓘ
economyBasedOn	agriculture ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ
endTime	19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Yoruba people ⓘ
fellTo	Fulani jihads influence in Ilorin region ⓘ internal civil wars ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
hadVassalState	Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ surface form: Dahomey (for part of its history) Egba ⓘ surface form: Egba towns Oyo-Ile ⓘ surface form: Ibarapa region
hasOffice	Are Ona Kakanfo ⓘ Bashorun ⓘ Ogboni council ⓘ Oyo Mesi ⓘ
hasRulerTitle	Alaafin of Oyo ⓘ surface form: Alaafin
influenced	Ife Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Yoruba city-states political institutions in southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
knownFor	cavalry-based military ⓘ regional trade influence ⓘ sophisticated political system ⓘ tributary system over neighboring states ⓘ
legalSystem	customary Yoruba law ⓘ
locatedIn	West Africa ⓘ present-day Nigeria ⓘ
majorDeity	Ifa ⓘ Shango ⓘ
militaryStrength	cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ
peakPeriod	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
religion	Yoruba religion ⓘ
startTime	c. 14th century ⓘ
successionRule	hereditary kingship with checks by Oyo Mesi ⓘ
tradedWith	Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ surface form: Dahomey European coastal traders ⓘ Hausaland ⓘ Nupe ⓘ
usedCurrency	cowries ⓘ manillas ⓘ

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yoruba → foundedKingdom → Oyo Empire ⓘ

West Africa → hadHistoricEmpire → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Alaafin of Oyo → positionHeldIn → Oyo Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oyo Kingdom

Oyo → associatedWith → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Oyo → historicalRegionOf → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Shango → associatedWith → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Ife Kingdom → culturalInfluenceOn → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Oyo State → historicalRegion → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Oyo State → historicalCapitalOf → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Oyo Empire → alternativeName → Oyo Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Oyo Empire

Ilorin → historicalAffiliation → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Yoruba people → historicalState → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Kingdom of Benin → neighbor → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Kingdom of Dahomey → tributaryTo → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Oyo Mesi → locatedIn → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Oyo Mesi → memberOf → Oyo Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oyo political system

Oyo palace → associatedWithPolity → Oyo Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Oyo Palace

New Oyo → partOf → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Eso Ikoyi → partOf → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Oyo-Ile → locatedIn → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Oyo-Ile → capitalOf → Oyo Empire ⓘ

West Africans → hasHistoricalEmpire → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Bashorun → country → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Bashorun → appliesToJurisdiction → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Bashorun → country → Oyo Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oyo Empire (historical state in present-day Nigeria)

Ogboni council → notableIn → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Are Ona Kakanfo → country → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Are Ona Kakanfo → partOf → Oyo Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oyo Empire government

Are Ona Kakanfo → appliesToJurisdiction → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Nupe → historicallyInteractedWith → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Ogbomoso → historicalRegion → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Nupe Kingdom → neighbor → Oyo Empire ⓘ

Slave Coast → associatedPolity → Oyo Empire ⓘ

King Agaja → conflictedWith → Oyo Empire ⓘ