Oyo Empire

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical empire
gptkbp:alliance with_Dahomey
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