Ijesa Kingdom

E1014069

The Ijesa Kingdom is a historic Yoruba polity in present-day southwestern Nigeria, known for its rich cultural heritage, traditional institutions, and influential role in regional trade and politics.

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Ijesa Kingdom canonical 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba kingdom ⓘ
historic polity ⓘ
associatedWithRiver Osun River ⓘ
colonialStatus incorporated into British Nigeria ⓘ
culturalIdentity subgroup of Yoruba civilization ⓘ
culturalPractice Egungun masquerade tradition ⓘ
Oro festival ⓘ
culturalRegion Ijesaland ⓘ
linked to: Ijeshaland
economicActivity crafts and local industries ⓘ
regional trade in agricultural products ⓘ
ethnicGroup Yoruba people ⓘ
hasCapital Ilesa ⓘ
hasClan various Ijesa lineages and quarters in Ilesa ⓘ
hasRuler Owa Obokun ⓘ
hasSubgroup Ijesa people NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTitle Owa ⓘ
historicalEra precolonial period ⓘ
historicalRole participant in inter-Yoruba wars ⓘ
participant in regional trade networks ⓘ
knownFor political influence in Yorubaland ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ
rich cultural heritage ⓘ
traditional institutions ⓘ
language Yoruba language ⓘ
locatedIn Nigeria ⓘ
Southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Western Nigeria

West Africa ⓘ
nowWithin Osun State ⓘ
partOf Yorubaland ⓘ
politicalStructure council of chiefs ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Yoruba traditional religion ⓘ
sharesBorderWith Ekiti region ⓘ
linked to: Ekiti State

Ife area ⓘ
linked to: Ife Kingdom

Ijebu area ⓘ
Ondo region ⓘ
linked to: Ondo State
traditionalLaw customary Yoruba law ⓘ
traditionalTitleOfRuler Owa Obokun of Ijesaland ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Ajami and indigenous mnemonic systems historically ⓘ
Latin alphabet for modern records ⓘ

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