Eleko of Eko

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Eleko of Eko was the traditional royal title for the ruler of Lagos before the modern designation of Oba of Lagos was adopted.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical title
traditional royal title
appliesToJurisdiction Eko NERFINISHED
Lagos NERFINISHED
associatedWithEthnicGroup Awori NERFINISHED
Benin-related settlers in Lagos
associatedWithPlace Lagos Island NERFINISHED
Lagos Lagoon NERFINISHED
country Nigeria
followedBy colonial-era recognition of Oba of Lagos
hasAlternativeName Eleko NERFINISHED
Oba of Eko NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver Lagos Island settlements
trade and commerce in traditional Lagos
hasCapital Lagos Island NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Lagos traditional authority
symbol of Yoruba coastal city-state power
hasFunction custodian of Lagos customs and traditions
judicial authority
political leadership
religious leadership
hasGovernmentForm traditional monarchy
hasHistoricalContext colonial Lagos
pre-colonial Lagos
hasLanguageOfOrigin Yoruba NERFINISHED
hasResidenceType royal palace
hasSeat Iga Idunganran NERFINISHED
hasSuccessionType hereditary monarchy
hasSymbol royal regalia of Lagos
hasTitleStyle Eleko NERFINISHED
Oba NERFINISHED
influencedBy Benin Kingdom political traditions
Yoruba monarchical traditions
isTraditionalFormOf Oba of Lagos NERFINISHED
locatedInTimePeriod before formal adoption of the title Oba of Lagos
partOf Yoruba chieftaincy system
traditional political system of Lagos
precededBy earlier indigenous leadership structures in Lagos
recognizedAs paramount ruler of Lagos
religion Christianity
Islam
Yoruba religion
replacedBy Oba of Lagos NERFINISHED
titleHolderRole ruler of Lagos
traditional monarch of Lagos
usedBy Yoruba people NERFINISHED
indigenous rulers of Lagos

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Oba of Lagos predecessorInstitution Eleko of Eko