Esan

E292498

Esan are a major ethnic group in southern Nigeria known for their rich cultural heritage, language, and historical kingdoms within present-day Edo State.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Esanland 5
Esan canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
alternativeName Ishan
capitalRegion Esanland
linked to: Esan
continent Africa
country Nigeria
cuisine egusi soup
okro soup
pepper soup
pounded yam
culturalPractice age-grade system
masquerade festivals
traditional marriage rites
traditional title systems
yam festivals
dance traditional dances
ethnonym Esan people
historicalRelation Benin Empire
linked to: Kingdom of Benin
language Esan language
languageFamily Edoid languages
Niger–Congo languages
music folk songs
traditional drumming
neighboringGroup Auchi
Bini
Etsako
Igbo
Urhobo
notableTown Ekpoma
Ewu
Igueben
Irrua
Ubiaja
Uromi
oralTradition folktales
praise poetry
proverbs
partOf Edo peoples
linked to: Edo people
populationCountry Nigeria
primaryLocation Edo State
region Southern Nigeria
religion Christianity
Esan traditional religion
Islam
stateInNigeria Edo State
traditionalEconomy blacksmithing
farming
palm produce
weaving
traditionalRegion Esanland
linked to: Esan
traditionalReligion ancestor veneration
worship of Osanobua
traditionalRulerTitle Onojie
traditionalState Amahor
Ekpoma
Emu
Esan kingdoms
Ewatto
linked to: Ewohimi

Ewohimi
Ewohimi kingdom
Ewu
Igueben
Irrua
Ohordua
linked to: Egun

Okhuesan
Opoji
Ubiaja
Ugbegun
Ugun
Uromi
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Esan capitalRegion Esanland
linked to: Esan
Esan traditionalRegion Esanland
linked to: Esan
Ekpoma region Esanland
linked to: Esan
Uromi region Esanland
linked to: Esan
Irrua region Esanland
linked to: Esan