Awujale

E934648

Awujale is the traditional royal title of the paramount ruler of the Ijebu people in southwestern Nigeria.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Awujale canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chieftaincy title ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ
person ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
traditional title ⓘ
alternativeName Awujale of Ijebu Ode ⓘ
linked to: Awujale of Ijebu

Awujale of Ijebuland ⓘ
linked to: Awujale of Ijebu
associatedFestival Ojude Oba festival ⓘ
associatedWithCity Ijebu Ode ⓘ
linked to: Ijebu-Ode
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
countrySubdivision Ogun State ⓘ
culturalRegion Yorubaland ⓘ
culturalRole custodian of Ijebu customs and traditions ⓘ
symbol of Ijebu identity ⓘ
domain Ijebu culture ⓘ
traditional governance ⓘ
ethnicGroup Ijebu people ⓘ
Ijebu people ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Yoruba people ⓘ
governmentalRole traditional authority ⓘ
hasTitleHolder Sikiru Kayode Adetona ⓘ
historicalContinuity pre-colonial to contemporary Nigeria ⓘ
honors Awujale ⓘ
jurisdiction Ijebu territory ⓘ
linked to: Ijebu area
kingdom Ijebu Kingdom ⓘ
language Yoruba ⓘ
people Ijebu ⓘ
linked to: Ijebu area
politicalSystemContext Nigerian traditional chieftaincy system ⓘ
positionHeld Awujale of Ijebuland ⓘ
linked to: Awujale of Ijebu
powerType ceremonial authority ⓘ
traditional authority ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Nigeria ⓘ
Government of Ogun State ⓘ
region Southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Western Nigeria
religionContemporary Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
religionHistorically Yoruba traditional religion ⓘ
linked to: Yoruba religion
royalHouse Ijebu royal dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Ijebu Kingdom
seatOfPower Ijebu Ode ⓘ
linked to: Ijebu-Ode
selectionMethod hereditary succession ⓘ
subnationalUnit Ogun State ⓘ
titleHolderOf paramount ruler of the Ijebu people ⓘ
titleLanguage Yoruba ⓘ
titleRank paramount ruler ⓘ
titleStyle king ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
traditionalRulerOf Ijebu people ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Ijebu Kingdom → hasTitle → Awujale ⓘ
Ojude Oba festival → honors → Awujale ⓘ
subject linked to: Awujale
Yoruba monarchy → hasTitle → Awujale ⓘ