Eko (traditional Lagos)
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Eko (traditional Lagos) refers to the historic Yoruba city-state and cultural heart of Lagos, known for its indigenous institutions, royal heritage, and longstanding chieftaincy traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eko (traditional Lagos) canonical | 1 |
| Eko (traditional name for Lagos) | 1 |
| Yoruba settlement of Eko | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba city
ⓘ
historic city-state ⓘ traditional polity ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Eko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isale Eko (inner Eko core) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Isale Eko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | indigenous Lagos community ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Eyo festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oro festival NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional title installations ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
center of Yoruba culture in Lagos
ⓘ
cultural heart of Lagos ⓘ |
| hasDialect | Lagos Yoruba dialect ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
coastal port settlement
ⓘ
historic trading center ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType |
monarchy
ⓘ
traditional chieftaincy system ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
chieftaincy traditions
ⓘ
indigenous political institutions ⓘ royal heritage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCore | Lagos Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricQuarter | Isale Eko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Lagos traditional chieftaincy system
ⓘ
Obaship of Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ palace council of the Oba of Lagos ⓘ white cap chiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Yoruba language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Yoruba traditional religion ⓘ |
| hasRulerTitle | Oba of Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup | Awori Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | Eyo masquerade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalAuthority |
Lagos white cap chiefs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oba of Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ idejo chiefs ⓘ war chiefs (Ologun) ⓘ |
| influences | contemporary Lagos cultural life ⓘ |
| laterBecame | core of modern Lagos ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lagos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lagos State ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yorubaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preColonialStatus | independent Yoruba city-state ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Lagos State Government as traditional institution ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yoruba settlement of Eko
this entity surface form:
Eko (traditional name for Lagos)