Eko (traditional Lagos)

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Eko (traditional Lagos) refers to the historic Yoruba city-state and cultural heart of Lagos, known for its indigenous institutions, royal heritage, and longstanding chieftaincy traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba city
historic city-state
traditional polity
hasAlternativeName Eko
Isale Eko (inner Eko core)
hasCapital Isale Eko
hasCulturalIdentity indigenous Lagos community
hasCulturalPractice Eyo festival
linked to: Eyo Festival

Oro festival
traditional title installations
hasCulturalRole center of Yoruba culture in Lagos
cultural heart of Lagos
hasDialect Lagos Yoruba dialect
hasEconomicRole coastal port settlement
historic trading center
hasEthnicGroup Yoruba people
hasGovernmentType monarchy
traditional chieftaincy system
hasHeritage chieftaincy traditions
indigenous political institutions
royal heritage
hasHistoricCore Lagos Island
hasHistoricQuarter Isale Eko
hasInstitution Lagos traditional chieftaincy system
Obaship of Lagos
linked to: Oba of Lagos

palace council of the Oba of Lagos
white cap chiefs
hasLanguage Yoruba language
linked to: Yoruba
hasReligion Christianity
Islam
Yoruba traditional religion
hasRulerTitle Oba of Lagos
hasSubgroup Awori Yoruba
hasSymbol Eyo masquerade
linked to: Eyo masqueraders
hasTraditionalAuthority Lagos white cap chiefs
Oba of Lagos
idejo chiefs
war chiefs (Ologun)
influences contemporary Lagos cultural life
laterBecame core of modern Lagos
locatedIn Lagos
Lagos State
Nigeria
West Africa
partOf Yorubaland
preColonialStatus independent Yoruba city-state
recognizedBy Lagos State Government as traditional institution

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Lagos White Cap Chiefs associatedWith Eko (traditional Lagos)
Oba of Lagos historicalOrigin Yoruba settlement of Eko
linked to: Eko (traditional Lagos)
Eko Bridge namedAfter Eko (traditional name for Lagos)
linked to: Eko (traditional Lagos)