Egba people

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The Egba people are a subgroup of the Yoruba ethnic group in southwestern Nigeria, historically known for their powerful kingdom and rich cultural heritage centered around the city of Abeokuta.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Egba people canonical 19
Egba culture 1
Egba ethnic group 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
centeredIn Abeokuta
colonialEraRole important intermediary between interior and coastal trade
colonialRelationship British protectorate in the late 19th century
composedOf Egba Ake
Egba Gbagura
Egba Oke-Ona
Egba Owu
country Nigeria
culturalHeritage distinct chieftaincy titles
distinct dialectal features within Yoruba
palace-centered political system in Abeokuta
culturalPractice Egungun masquerade
Gelede masquerade
Oro festival
demographicStatus major Yoruba subgroup
engagedIn agriculture
craft production
long-distance trade
ethnicRelation Egbado people
Ijebu people
Oyo Yoruba
ethnonym Egba
historicalEvent founding of Abeokuta in the 19th century
historicalKingdom Egba Kingdom
linked to: Egba kingdom
knownFor powerful precolonial kingdom
rich cultural heritage
language Yoruba language
linked to: Yoruba
locatedAlong Ogun River
migratedFrom Old Oyo region
linked to: Oyo-Ile
notableCity Abeokuta
Ibara
Ijemo
partOf Ogun State
politicalOrganization Egba United Government
region Southwestern Nigeria
linked to: Western Nigeria
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional Yoruba religion
subgroupOf Yoruba people
traditionalCapital Abeokuta
traditionalReligionDeity Ifa
Obatala
linked to: Obatalá

Ogun
Sango
traditionalRulerTitle Alake of Egbaland
useWritingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (21)

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

Abeokuta ethnicGroup Egba people
Abeokuta wars mainParticipants Egba people
Abeokuta wars defenders Egba people
Egba chieftaincy system appliesTo Egba people
Egba Ijebu culturallyLinkedTo Egba people
Egba Ijebu sharesCustomsWith Egba people
Egba Oke-Ona ethnicGroupOf Egba people
Egba Oke-Ona isSubgroupOf Egba ethnic group
linked to: Egba people
Abeokuta North sharesHistoryWith Egba people
Sodeke associatedWith Egba people
Ake knownFor Egba culture
linked to: Egba people
Egba Kingdom dominantSubgroup Egba people
subject linked to: Egba kingdom
Egba territory ethnicGroup Egba people
Egba territory inhabitedBy Egba people
Egba territory culturalRegionOf Egba people