Edo people

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The Edo people are a major ethnic group of southern Nigeria, historically centered in the Benin Kingdom and known for their rich artistic, cultural, and political heritage.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Edo people canonical 36
Edo peoples 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nigerian people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
artCollectionDispersal Benin Bronzes in European museums ⓘ
linked to: Benin Bronzes
capitalCityOfHomeland Benin City ⓘ
colonialHistoryEvent British punitive expedition of 1897 ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalPractice ancestor veneration ⓘ
elaborate court ceremonies ⓘ
masquerade performances ⓘ
royal festivals ⓘ
demographicStatus major ethnic group of southern Nigeria ⓘ
ethnicGroupIn Delta State ⓘ
Edo State ⓘ
Lagos State ⓘ
Ondo State ⓘ
Rivers State ⓘ
historicalCenter Benin City ⓘ
Benin Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Benin
historicalState Benin Empire ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Benin
knownFor Benin Bronzes ⓘ
bronze casting ⓘ
complex political institutions ⓘ
court art ⓘ
ivory carving ⓘ
urban planning in Benin City ⓘ
language Edo language ⓘ
languageFamily Edoid languages ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
primaryRegion southern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Southern Nigeria
primaryState Edo State ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional Edo religion ⓘ
subregion West Africa ⓘ
traditionalArchitecture moats and earthworks ⓘ
palace complexes ⓘ
traditionalCraft beadwork ⓘ
bronze casting ⓘ
ivory carving ⓘ
weaving ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
traditionalInstitution age-grade associations ⓘ
guild system ⓘ
palace chiefs ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalSystem Benin monarchy ⓘ
hereditary kingship ⓘ
traditionalReligionDeity Ogun ⓘ
Olokun ⓘ
Osanobua ⓘ
traditionalRulerTitle Oba of Benin ⓘ
writingSystemUsedHistorically Portuguese and later Latin script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (37)

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

Kingdom of Benin → ethnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Benin City → ethnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Benin Bronzes → creator → Edo people ⓘ
Bini language → spokenBy → Edo people ⓘ
Bini language → hasEthnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Esan → partOf → Edo peoples ⓘ
linked to: Edo people
Etsako → subgroupOf → Edo people ⓘ
Adams Oshiomhole → ethnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Oba of Benin → ethnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Anioma people → relatedEthnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Edo → associatedWith → Edo people ⓘ
Edo language → spokenBy → Edo people ⓘ
Oba Ewuare I → ethnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Oba Ozolua → ethnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Benin City walls → associatedWith → Edo people ⓘ
Benin moats → constructedBy → Edo people ⓘ
Oba dynasty → ethnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Anioma → sharesBorderingGroups → Edo people ⓘ
Osaze Odemwingie → ethnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Ogiso dynasty → ethnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Ogiso dynasty → governed → Edo people ⓘ
Eweka I → ethnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Benin palace societies → culture → Edo people ⓘ
Ewuare II → ethnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Eweka dynasty → ethnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ
Olokun → culture → Edo people ⓘ
Osanobua → ethnicContext → Edo people ⓘ
Esan people → relatedEthnicGroup → Edo people ⓘ