Oyo Town
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Oyo Town is a historic Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria that once served as the political and cultural center of the Oyo Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oyo Town canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Atiba Local Government Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oyo West Local Government Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Alaafin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Old Oyo region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerRole | capital of the Oyo Empire ⓘ |
| governedBy | traditional council of chiefs ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Yoruba chieftaincy system
ⓘ
Yoruba palace rituals ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
crafts ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Emmanuel Alayande College of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Yoruba monarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yoruba traditional institutions ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
colonial era Nigeria
ⓘ
postcolonial Nigeria ⓘ precolonial era ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder | Alaafin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic Yoruba city ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | Old Oyo (Oyo-Ile) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
cultural center of the Oyo Empire
ⓘ
political center of the Oyo Empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Yoruba cultural heritage
ⓘ
Yoruba political history ⓘ traditional festivals ⓘ |
| language | Yoruba language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oyo State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwestern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorubaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Ibadan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ogbomoso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Oyo Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
linked by road to Ibadan
ⓘ
linked by road to Ogbomoso ⓘ |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| traditionalInstitution | Oyo Mesi council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalRulerTitle | Alaafin of Oyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oyo Palace