Efik Kingdom
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The Efik Kingdom is a historic coastal state in southeastern Nigeria centered around Calabar, known for its influential role in Atlantic trade, rich Efik culture, and traditional monarchy headed by the Obong of Calabar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Efik Kingdom canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical kingdom
ⓘ
traditional state ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Calabar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Cross River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Calabar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialRelationship | British protectorate influence ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn |
Cross River State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigerian coastal culture ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Lower Cross River peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
age-grade institutions
ⓘ
elaborate chieftaincy titles ⓘ royal coronation rites ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Efik people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Efik cultural festivals ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Ekpe secret society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional council of chiefs ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | Efik language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Efik religion ⓘ |
| hasRulerTitle | Obong of Calabar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder | Obong of Calabar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Cross River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCoastal | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Efik cuisine
ⓘ
Efik culture ⓘ Ekpe society NERFINISHED ⓘ Nsibidi-influenced iconography ⓘ traditional masquerades ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Nigeria ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bight of Biafra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cross River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernStatus | traditional kingdom within Nigeria ⓘ |
| partOf | Old Calabar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Atlantic slave trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European-African coastal trade ⓘ palm oil trade ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Nigerian government as traditional institution ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
precolonial era ⓘ |
| tradingPartners |
British traders
ⓘ
Dutch traders ⓘ Portuguese traders ⓘ Spanish traders ⓘ |
| treatyWith | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSuccessionSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
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