Properties (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical empire
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gptkbp:alliance |
with_Dahomey
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gptkbp:architect |
traditional_Yoruba_architecture
|
gptkbp:artwork |
wood carving
|
gptkbp:capital |
Oyo-Ile
|
gptkbp:completed |
1896
|
gptkbp:conflict |
with_the_British_Empire
|
gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
traditional medicine
festivals storytelling dance drumming |
gptkbp:culturalInfluence |
Yoruba_culture
|
gptkbp:currency |
cowrie shells
|
gptkbp:economy |
agriculture
|
gptkbp:education |
oral tradition
|
gptkbp:foundedIn |
c. 1300
|
gptkbp:governmentType |
monarchy
|
gptkbp:historicalLegacy |
cultural heritage preservation
impact_on_Nigerian_history influence_on_modern_Yoruba_identity |
gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
archaeological findings
pre-colonial period oral histories colonial_records |
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
one of the largest empires in West Africa
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Oyo Empire
|
gptkbp:influenceOn |
Nigerian_politics
|
gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Yoruba
|
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Nigeria
|
gptkbp:militaryRank |
cavalry
|
gptkbp:notableArtists |
gptkb:Afonja
gptkb:Alafin |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
Battle of Oke-Ogun
Fall of Oyo Oyo Wars |
gptkbp:notablePerson |
Sango
Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III Oba Adeyemi I Oyo Mesi Aare Ona Kakanfo |
gptkbp:notableTracks |
textiles
agricultural products pottery metalwork leather goods |
gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:traditional_African_religion
|
gptkbp:sells |
trans-Saharan_trade
|
gptkbp:socialStructure |
class system
|
gptkbp:territory |
gptkb:Western_Nigeria
|