Lagos Kingdom
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The Lagos Kingdom was a pre-colonial Yoruba coastal state centered on the island city of Lagos in present-day Nigeria, known for its powerful monarchy, extensive trade networks, and later entanglement in Atlantic commerce and British colonial expansion.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Lagos | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba state
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ pre-colonial African state ⓘ |
| annexationYear | 1861 ⓘ |
| annexedBy | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| capital | Lagos Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
canoe transport services
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ palm oil trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yoruba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event |
Bombardment of Lagos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British annexation of Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasImportantPort | Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Oba Adele Ajosun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oba Akitoye NERFINISHED ⓘ Oba Dosunmu NERFINISHED ⓘ Oba Kosoko NERFINISHED ⓘ Oba Ologun Kutere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | Yoruba language ⓘ |
| hasRulerTitle |
Oba of Lagos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ologun ⓘ |
| hasRulingDynasty |
House of Dosunmu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ologun Kutere dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAllegiance | Kingdom of Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British anti-slavery diplomacy ⓘ British colonial expansion on the Bight of Benin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Atlantic commerce
ⓘ
coastal trade ⓘ extensive trade networks ⓘ powerful monarchy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Nigeria ⓘ |
| partOf | Yorubaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoryOf |
Atlantic World
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to interior markets
ⓘ
control of Lagos Lagoon ⓘ |
| successorState |
Colony of Lagos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Protectorate of Southern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suzeraintyFrom | Kingdom of Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| tradingPartners |
Benin Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazilian merchants ⓘ British traders ⓘ European merchants ⓘ Hinterland Yoruba polities ⓘ Portuguese traders ⓘ |
| treatyWith | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kingdom of Lagos