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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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi	0
51st Ooni of Ife	2
Oba Okunade Sijuwade	0
Ooni of Ife traditional domain	1
chiefs of Ile-Ife	1

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 (13)

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

Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture → associatedWith → Ooni of Ife ⓘ

Olojo Festival → centralFigure → Ooni of Ife ⓘ

Olojo Festival → hasParticipant → Ooni of Ife ⓘ

this entity surface form: chiefs of Ile-Ife

Ife Kingdom → hasRulerTitle → Ooni of Ife ⓘ

Ooni of Ife → hasTitleNumbering → Ooni of Ife self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 51st Ooni of Ife

Osun State → hasTraditionalRulerTitle → 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

Ile-Ife → partOf → Ooni of Ife ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ooni of Ife traditional domain

Ooni of Ife → position → Ooni of Ife self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi

Ooni of Ife → position → Ooni of Ife self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Oba Okunade Sijuwade

Ile-Ife → traditionalRulerTitle → Ooni of Ife ⓘ

Yoruba → traditionalRulerTitle → Ooni of Ife ⓘ