Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo

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Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo is the traditional royal title and honorific style used by the reigning Oba (king) of the Benin Kingdom in present-day Nigeria.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Omo N’Oba 1
Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific style ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
appliesTo Benin Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Benin
associatedWith Benin City ⓘ
Benin monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Oba of Benin
ceremonialLanguage Edo language ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalContext Edo people ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Edo identity ⓘ
symbol of continuity of Benin Kingdom ⓘ
domain traditional rulership ⓘ
honorificFor king of the Benin Kingdom ⓘ
spiritual leader of the Benin Kingdom ⓘ
honorificPrefix Omo N’Oba ⓘ
Uku Akpolokpolo ⓘ
jurisdiction Benin Kingdom traditional domain ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Benin
languageOfOrigin Edo language ⓘ
linkedTo Benin chieftaincy system ⓘ
Benin traditional religion ⓘ
recognizedBy Edo State Government ⓘ
Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Nigeria
region Edo State ⓘ
represents authority over Benin chiefs ⓘ
guardian of Benin historical heritage ⓘ
roleInSociety arbiter in traditional disputes ⓘ
custodian of Benin customs and traditions ⓘ
seat Benin Royal Palace, Benin City ⓘ
signifies sacred kingship ⓘ
sovereignty of the Oba of Benin ⓘ
styleOfAddress His Royal Majesty ⓘ
successionType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
titleCategory African royal title ⓘ
traditional Nigerian title ⓘ
titleHolder Oba Ewuare II ⓘ
linked to: Ewuare II
traditionalInstitution Benin Palace ⓘ
Benin Royal Court ⓘ
usedBy Oba of Benin ⓘ
usedFor reigning Oba of Benin ⓘ
usedIn court protocols ⓘ
formal royal proclamations ⓘ
traditional ceremonies ⓘ
usedSince precolonial era ⓘ
usedWith personal regnal name of the Oba of Benin ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Oba of Benin → hasTitleStyle → Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo ⓘ
Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo → honorificPrefix → Omo N’Oba ⓘ
linked to: Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo