Kingdom of Oyo

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkb:Yoruba_religion
gptkbp:capital Oyo-Ile
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Oral traditions
Yoruba festivals
Oyo music and art
gptkbp:currency cowries
gptkbp:dissolved c. 1836
gptkbp:economy agriculture
trade
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Yoruba
gptkbp:founded c. 1300
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod pre-colonial Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kingdom of Oyo
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Yoruba_culture
political systems in West Africa
gptkbp:knownFor complex political system
Oyo Mesi (council of chiefs)
influence over Dahomey
powerful cavalry
gptkbp:language Yoruba
gptkbp:legacy influence on Yoruba monarchy
influence on modern Oyo State
gptkbp:locatedIn present-day Nigeria
gptkbp:militaryBranch Eso (cavalry)
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
gptkb:Dahomey
gptkb:Nupe
gptkbp:notableBuilding Oyo-Ile palace
gptkbp:notableEvent Oyo civil wars
collapse due to internal strife
invasion by Fulani
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Alaafin_Abiodun
gptkb:Alaafin_Sango
Alaafin Ajaka
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Yorubaland
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Yoruba_religion
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Alaafin
gptkbp:successor Oyo Empire (New Oyo)
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Dahomey
gptkb:Hausa_states
European traders
gptkbp:tributaryOf gptkb:Dahomey
gptkb:Egba
gptkb:Egbado
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_kingdoms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7