Ooni of Ife

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Yoruba royal title cultural institution human monarch traditional rulership title

The Ooni of Ife is the paramount traditional ruler of Ile-Ife and a highly revered spiritual and cultural leader among the Yoruba people of Nigeria.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Ooni of Ife canonical 18
51st Ooni of Ife 4
Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba royal title ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ
human ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
traditional rulership title ⓘ
associatedWithMythology Oduduwa ⓘ
Yoruba creation myths ⓘ
capitalOfDomain Ile-Ife ⓘ
ceremonialFunction performs rites in Yoruba religious ceremonies ⓘ
presides over traditional festivals in Ile-Ife ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria ⓘ
ethnicGroup Yoruba people ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Ile-Ife kingship ⓘ
symbol of Yoruba unity ⓘ
hasHonorificPrefix His Imperial Majesty ⓘ
Oba ⓘ
hasTitleNumbering Ooni of Ife self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 51st Ooni of Ife
inception pre-colonial era ⓘ
influences Yoruba cultural practices ⓘ
Yoruba religious institutions ⓘ
jurisdiction Ile-Ife ⓘ
surface form: Ile-Ife traditional domain
language Yoruba ⓘ
surface form: Yoruba language
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Osun State ⓘ
Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Southwest Nigeria
occupation traditional ruler ⓘ
ordinalInOffice Ooni of Ife self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 51st Ooni of Ife
partOf Yoruba traditional chieftaincy system ⓘ
position Ooni of Ife self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Ooni of Ife self-linksurface differs ⓘ
positionHeldBy Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi ⓘ
precededBy Oba Okunade Sijuwade ⓘ
recognizedBy Nigerian traditional council ⓘ
region Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Yorubaland
religion Ifa tradition ⓘ
Yoruba religion ⓘ
residence Ile-Ife ⓘ
Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife ⓘ
role cultural leader of the Yoruba people ⓘ
custodian of Ile-Ife sacred sites ⓘ
custodian of Yoruba traditions ⓘ
paramount traditional ruler of Ile-Ife ⓘ
spiritual leader of the Yoruba people ⓘ
selectionMethod traditional kingmakers’ selection ⓘ
significantPlace Ile-Ife ⓘ
titleHolderOf Ile-Ife ⓘ
typeOfMonarchy hereditary monarchy ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

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

Yoruba → traditionalRulerTitle → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Ife Kingdom → hasRulerTitle → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Ooni of Ife → position → Ooni of Ife self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
Ooni of Ife → hasTitleNumbering → Ooni of Ife self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 51st Ooni of Ife
Ooni of Ife → ordinalInOffice → Ooni of Ife self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
this entity surface form: 51st Ooni of Ife
Ooni of Ife → position → Ooni of Ife self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Oba Okunade Sijuwade
Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture → associatedWith → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Olojo Festival → centralFigure → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Olojo Festival → hasParticipant → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Olojo Festival → hasParticipant → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
this entity surface form: chiefs of Ile-Ife
Osun State → hasTraditionalRulerTitle → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Ile-Ife → partOf → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ooni of Ife traditional domain
Ile-Ife → traditionalRulerTitle → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi → alsoKnownAs → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi → alsoKnownAs → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi → title → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi → position → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
this entity surface form: 51st Ooni of Ife
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi → traditionalTitle → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ooni
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi → traditionalTitle → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife → occupant → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife → associatedWith → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi
Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife → localName → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aafin Ooni Ile-Ife
Wunmonije compound → associatedWith → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Oba Okunade Sijuwade → positionHeld → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
this entity surface form: 50th Ooni of Ife
Oba Okunade Sijuwade → title → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Oba Okunade Sijuwade → precededBy → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
this entity surface form: 49th Ooni of Ife
Oba Okunade Sijuwade → followedBy → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
this entity surface form: 51st Ooni of Ife
Ifẹ people → traditionalRulerTitle → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Oranmiyan Staff → associatedWith → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ooni of Ife (traditional ruler)
Oranmiyan Festival → associatedWith → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Ọọ̀ni of Ife → alsoKnownAs → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
Ọọ̀ni of Ife → alsoKnownAs → Ooni of Ife ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ooni Ile-Ife