Triple

Target class: pre-colonial African city
Context triple: [Edo, instanceOf, pre-colonial African city]

• A. colonial city
  A colonial city is an urban settlement established or significantly reshaped by a foreign colonial power, typically characterized by imposed administrative, economic, and cultural structures that reflect the colonizer’s interests more than those of the indigenous population.
• B. pre-colonial kingdom
  A pre-colonial kingdom is a sovereign political entity that existed before foreign colonial rule, typically characterized by indigenous governance structures, distinct cultural traditions, and control over defined territories and populations.
• C. Yoruba city-state
  A Yoruba city-state is an autonomous urban-centered political entity historically found in southwestern Nigeria and neighboring regions, typically organized around a sacred king (oba), a complex hierarchy of chiefs, and vibrant economic, religious, and artistic institutions.
• D. precolonial African polities chosen
  Precolonial African polities were diverse, locally rooted systems of governance—ranging from centralized kingdoms and empires to decentralized chiefdoms and stateless societies—that organized political authority, economic exchange, and social life across the African continent before European colonial rule.
• E. Hausa city-state
  A Hausa city-state is an autonomous urban-centered political entity historically found in the Hausa-speaking regions of West Africa, characterized by its own ruler, bureaucracy, economy, and surrounding rural hinterland.
• F. None of above.