Yoruba monarchy

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Yoruba institution chieftaincy institution hereditary kingship system traditional monarchy

The Yoruba monarchy is a traditional West African system of hereditary kingship and chieftaincy, centered on sacred royal lineages and palaces that govern and embody the cultural, political, and spiritual life of Yoruba communities.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Yoruba traditional institutions 2
Yoruba chieftaincy system 1
Yoruba kingship 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba institution ⓘ
chieftaincy institution ⓘ
hereditary kingship system ⓘ
traditional monarchy ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Oduduwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Orunmila NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sango NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Ifa divination ⓘ
Yoruba religion ⓘ
basedOn hereditary succession ⓘ
sacred kingship ⓘ
coexistsWith modern Nigerian state institutions ⓘ
ethnicGroup Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ
governsSphere cultural life of Yoruba communities GENERATED ⓘ
political life of Yoruba communities GENERATED ⓘ
spiritual life of Yoruba communities GENERATED ⓘ
hasCapitalInstitution palace court ⓘ
hasCentralFeature councils of chiefs ⓘ
court rituals ⓘ
palaces ⓘ
sacred royal lineages ⓘ
hasComponent council of chiefs ⓘ
kingmakers ⓘ
palace retainers ⓘ
hasCulturalRole custodianship of sacred sites ⓘ
organization of festivals ⓘ
preservation of Yoruba customs ⓘ
hasFoundationalMyth descent from Oduduwa ⓘ
hasPoliticalRole conflict mediation ⓘ
traditional governance ⓘ
hasSpiritualRole intermediary between people and deities ⓘ
ritual leadership ⓘ
hasSuccessionPattern rotation among ruling houses ⓘ
selection by kingmakers ⓘ
hasTitle Alaafin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Alake NERFINISHED ⓘ
Awujale NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deji NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oba NERFINISHED ⓘ
Olowo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Olu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ooni NERFINISHED ⓘ
Orangun NERFINISHED ⓘ
Osemawe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Owa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soun NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
practicedIn Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod precolonial era to present ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi → associatedWith → Yoruba monarchy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yoruba traditional institutions
Oba of Lagos → associatedWith → Yoruba monarchy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yoruba traditional institutions
Oduduwa → associatedWith → Yoruba monarchy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yoruba kingship
Ooni’s Palace, Ile-Ife → associatedWith → Yoruba monarchy ⓘ
Iga (palaces) of Lagos ruling houses → category → Yoruba monarchy ⓘ
Egba Oke-Ona → hasCulturalPractice → Yoruba monarchy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yoruba chieftaincy system