Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo

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Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo is the traditional royal title and honorific style used by the reigning Oba (king) of the Benin Kingdom in present-day Nigeria.

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Omo N’Oba 1
Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific style
royal title
appliesTo Benin Kingdom
linked to: Kingdom of Benin
associatedWith Benin City
Benin monarchy
linked to: Oba of Benin
ceremonialLanguage Edo language
country Nigeria
culturalContext Edo people
culturalSignificance symbol of Edo identity
symbol of continuity of Benin Kingdom
domain traditional rulership
honorificFor king of the Benin Kingdom
spiritual leader of the Benin Kingdom
honorificPrefix Omo N’Oba
Uku Akpolokpolo
jurisdiction Benin Kingdom traditional domain
linked to: Kingdom of Benin
languageOfOrigin Edo language
linkedTo Benin chieftaincy system
Benin traditional religion
recognizedBy Edo State Government
Federal Republic of Nigeria
linked to: Nigeria
region Edo State
represents authority over Benin chiefs
guardian of Benin historical heritage
roleInSociety arbiter in traditional disputes
custodian of Benin customs and traditions
seat Benin Royal Palace, Benin City
signifies sacred kingship
sovereignty of the Oba of Benin
styleOfAddress His Royal Majesty
successionType hereditary monarchy
titleCategory African royal title
traditional Nigerian title
titleHolder Oba Ewuare II
linked to: Ewuare II
traditionalInstitution Benin Palace
Benin Royal Court
usedBy Oba of Benin
usedFor reigning Oba of Benin
usedIn court protocols
formal royal proclamations
traditional ceremonies
usedSince precolonial era
usedWith personal regnal name of the Oba of Benin

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

Oba of Benin hasTitleStyle Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo
Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo honorificPrefix Omo N’Oba
linked to: Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo