Egba

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Yoruba subgroup ethnic group

Egba is a prominent subgroup of the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria, historically centered around the city of Abeokuta and known for its rich cultural and political heritage.

Aliases (5)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Yoruba subgroup → ethnic group →
associatedWith	Abeokuta wars → missionary activity in Abeokuta →
continent	Africa →
country	Nigeria →
culturalPractice	Yoruba festivals → Yoruba masquerade traditions → oriki praise poetry →
culturalSymbol	Ake Palace in Abeokuta → Olumo Rock →
ethnicGroupOf	Yoruba people →
ethnicRelation	closely related to other Yoruba subgroups →
ethnonym	Egba people →
hasCulturalLanguageVariant	Egba dialect of Yoruba →
hasSubdivision	Egba Ake → Egba Gbagura → Egba Oke-Ona → Egba Owu →
hasTraditionalInstitution	Egba chieftaincy system → Egba council of chiefs →
historicalCenter	Abeokuta →
historicalPeriodOfProminence	19th century →
knownFor	political organization → resistance to external domination → rich cultural heritage →
language	Yoruba language →
locatedIn	Southwestern Nigeria →
majorCity	Abeokuta →
musicTradition	Yoruba drumming → talking drum performance →
neighboringGroup	Egba Egba-Remo → Egba Ijebu →
oralTradition	Yoruba folktales → genealogical recitations →
partOf	Yorubaland →
politicalHeritage	Egba confederation →
region	Ogun State →
religion	Christianity → Islam → traditional Yoruba religion →
traditionalCapital	Abeokuta →
traditionalOccupation	craftsmanship → farming → trading →
traditionalRulerTitle	Alake of Egbaland →
usesCalendar	Yoruba traditional calendar →
usesWritingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Egba ("Egba Ake") → Egba ("Egba Owu") →	hasSubdivision
Egba ("Alake of Egbaland") → Yoruba ("Alake of Egbaland") →	traditionalRulerTitle
Yoruba ("Egba Kingdom") →	foundedKingdom
Oyo Empire ("Egba towns") →	hadVassalState
Yoruba →	hasSubgroup
Yoruba →	historicalCenter
Ogun State →	majorEthnicSubgroup
Yoruba people ("Alake of Egbaland") →	traditionalTitle