Asiwaju

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Asiwaju is a Yoruba traditional chieftaincy title signifying a leading or pioneering figure within the community.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Iyaloja 2
Asiwaju canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Yoruba chieftaincy title ⓘ
honorific title ⓘ
traditional title ⓘ
associatedWith chieftaincy system ⓘ
traditional leadership ⓘ
category African traditional titles ⓘ
connotation influence ⓘ
prestige ⓘ
responsibility ⓘ
culturalContext Yoruba traditional institutions ⓘ
linked to: Yoruba monarchy
denotesRole community leader ⓘ
leading figure in the community ⓘ
pioneering figure in the community ⓘ
grantedBy traditional authorities ⓘ
grantedFor leadership contributions ⓘ
service to the community ⓘ
hasGenderUsage primarily male title ⓘ
hasMeaning forerunner ⓘ
leader ⓘ
pioneer ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Yoruba language ⓘ
linked to: Yoruba
partOf Yoruba chieftaincy hierarchy ⓘ
usedInCountry Nigeria ⓘ
usedInCulture Yoruba culture ⓘ
usedInRegion Southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Western Nigeria
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Death and the King’s Horseman → mainCharacter → Iyaloja ⓘ
linked to: Asiwaju
Death and the King’s Horseman → hasCharacter → Iyaloja ⓘ
linked to: Asiwaju