Akure monarchy

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The Akure monarchy is the hereditary royal institution that governs and symbolizes the cultural and political leadership of the Akure people in southwestern Nigeria.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Akure monarchy canonical 1
Akure royal family 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba traditional state ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
traditional institution ⓘ
associatedWith Akure Kingdom ⓘ
Akure cultural festivals ⓘ
chieftaincy titles ⓘ
capital Akure ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
ethnicGroup Akure people ⓘ
Yoruba people ⓘ
governmentType traditional monarchy ⓘ
hasComponent council of chiefs ⓘ
kingmakers ⓘ
hasFunction organization of festivals ⓘ
preservation of Akure history ⓘ
regulation of traditional titles ⓘ
representation of Akure people in traditional councils ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Akure kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Akure Kingdom

Akure local communities ⓘ
hasRole conflict mediation ⓘ
cultural leadership ⓘ
custodianship of tradition ⓘ
land administration ⓘ
political leadership ⓘ
hasSymbol beaded crown ⓘ
royal palace ⓘ
royal regalia ⓘ
hasTitleOfRuler Deji of Akure ⓘ
language Akure dialect of Yoruba ⓘ
Yoruba ⓘ
locatedIn Akure ⓘ
Ondo State ⓘ
Southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Western Nigeria
partOf Yoruba traditional rulership system ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Nigeria ⓘ
Government of Ondo State ⓘ
region Yorubaland ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Yoruba religion ⓘ
selectionProcess confirmation by government ⓘ
selection by kingmakers ⓘ
succession hereditary succession ⓘ
traditionalLaw Akure customary law ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akure people → traditionalInstitution → Akure monarchy ⓘ
Akure Kingdom → hasRulingDynasty → Akure royal family ⓘ
linked to: Akure monarchy