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 6
Esan canonical 3

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 (9)

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
Esan language → primaryArea → Esanland ⓘ
linked to: Esan