Oyoko dynasty

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The Oyoko dynasty is the royal lineage that traditionally provides the kings (Asantehene) of the Ashanti people in present-day Ghana.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Oyoko dynasty canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf royal dynasty ⓘ
ruling house ⓘ
associatedCity Kumasi ⓘ
associatedSymbol Golden Stool ⓘ
associatedWithPolity Asante Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Ashanti Kingdom

Ashanti Empire ⓘ
clanSystem Akan matrilineal clan system ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
culturalRole custodian of Ashanti customs and traditions ⓘ
culturalSphere Akan cultural area ⓘ
ethnicGroupOfOrigin Ashanti people ⓘ
ethnicIdentity Oyoko clan of Akan ⓘ
linked to: Oyoko clan
ethnolinguisticGroup Akan ⓘ
governs Ashanti people ⓘ
governsHistorically Ashanti Empire ⓘ
historicalEraOfProminence 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
historicalInfluence political leadership of Ashanti people ⓘ
succession to the Golden Stool ⓘ
influences Ashanti ceremonial practices ⓘ
Ashanti customary law ⓘ
Ashanti political organization ⓘ
language Akan languages ⓘ
linked to: Akan language

Twi ⓘ
laterReligion Christianity ⓘ
linkedOffice Asantehene (King of the Ashanti) ⓘ
linked to: Asantehene
locatedIn Ashanti Region ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
nationalSignificance major traditional royal house in Ghana ⓘ
notableTitle Asantehene ⓘ
politicalSystem traditional chieftaincy system ⓘ
powerBase Kumasi Traditional Area ⓘ
providesTitleHoldersFor Asantehene ⓘ
recognizedBy Ashanti traditional council ⓘ
linked to: Ashanti chieftaincy
region Ashanti Region ⓘ
religionTraditionally Akan traditional religion ⓘ
linked to: Akan religion
role royal lineage of Ashanti people ⓘ
status reigning royal house of Ashanti ⓘ
successionPrinciple matrilineal succession ⓘ
traditionalAuthorityTitle Asantehene of Kumasi ⓘ
traditionalCapital Kumasi ⓘ
traditionalLegitimacySource descent from Oyoko clan ancestors ⓘ
typeOfMonarchy hereditary monarchy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Ashanti → rulingDynasty → Oyoko dynasty ⓘ
Asantehene → dynasty → Oyoko dynasty ⓘ
Osei Tutu I → dynasty → Oyoko dynasty ⓘ
Opoku Ware I → royalHouse → Oyoko dynasty ⓘ