Oba dynasty

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The Oba dynasty is the hereditary line of monarchs that historically ruled the Kingdom of Benin in what is now southern Nigeria, renowned for its sophisticated court culture and patronage of Benin art.

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Oba dynasty canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary monarchy ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ
associatedWith Benin cosmology ⓘ
ancestral veneration ⓘ
capital Benin City ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Kingdom of Benin ⓘ
culturalHeritage Benin Bronzes ⓘ
court regalia ⓘ
royal ancestral altars ⓘ
currentStatus traditional monarchy within Nigeria ⓘ
encounteredEvent British punitive expedition of 1897 ⓘ
engagedIn diplomatic relations with Portugal ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ
ethnicGroup Edo people ⓘ
floruit 15th century ⓘ
16th century ⓘ
foundedBy Eweka I ⓘ
governmentType absolute monarchy ⓘ
hasInstitution hereditary chiefs ⓘ
palace guilds ⓘ
title-holding nobility ⓘ
hasMonarchTitle Oba ⓘ
hasNotableRuler Akenzua II ⓘ
Erediauwa ⓘ
Esigie ⓘ
linked to: Oba of Benin

Ewuare I ⓘ
linked to: Oba Ewuare I

Ewuare II ⓘ
Ovonramwen Nogbaisi ⓘ
hasSeat Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin ⓘ
hasTitle Oba of Benin ⓘ
historicalRegion Bight of Benin hinterland ⓘ
Edo region ⓘ
knownFor Benin court art ⓘ
bronze casting patronage ⓘ
ivory carving patronage ⓘ
ritual kingship ⓘ
sophisticated court culture ⓘ
language Edo language ⓘ
locatedIn Benin City ⓘ
southern Nigeria ⓘ
politicalSystem centralized kingdom ⓘ
predecessor Ogiso dynasty ⓘ
religion Edo traditional religion ⓘ
resultOfEvent looting of Benin art ⓘ
temporary deposition of the Oba ⓘ
roleInNigeria custodian of Benin culture ⓘ
startPeriod 13th century ⓘ
traditionalAuthority Benin Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Benin

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Kingdom of Benin → royalDynasty → Oba dynasty ⓘ