Agbaakin

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Agbaakin is a high-ranking political and advisory chief within the traditional Oyo Empire’s Oyo Mesi council in Yoruba society.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Agbaakin canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory office ⓘ
chieftaincy title ⓘ
political office ⓘ
traditional title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Oyo Empire ⓘ
Oyo Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith Alaafin of Oyo ⓘ
Oyo palace ⓘ
traditional Yoruba governance ⓘ
category Nigerian traditional offices ⓘ
Yoruba titles ⓘ
ceremonialSignificance participation in state rituals of Oyo ⓘ
continuesIn modern Yoruba traditional institutions ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culture Yoruba culture ⓘ
domain political leadership ⓘ
traditional governance ⓘ
ethnicGroup Yoruba people ⓘ
function advises the Alaafin on political matters ⓘ
helps maintain checks and balances on the Alaafin ⓘ
participates in decision-making of Oyo Mesi ⓘ
governs aspects of political counsel to the Alaafin ⓘ
hasRole counsellor to the Alaafin of Oyo ⓘ
guardian of constitutional norms in Oyo ⓘ
kingmaker ⓘ
political adviser ⓘ
senior chief ⓘ
historicalPeriod pre-colonial Yoruba era ⓘ
isInHierarchyOf Oyo Mesi ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Yoruba language ⓘ
linked to: Yoruba
partOf Oyo Empire political structure ⓘ
Oyo Mesi ⓘ
Yoruba chieftaincy system ⓘ
linked to: Yoruba monarchy
positionHeldInGovernment member of Oyo Mesi council ⓘ
ranking high-ranking chief ⓘ
region Southwestern Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Western Nigeria
religionOrTradition Yoruba traditional religion ⓘ
linked to: Yoruba religion
seat Oyo ⓘ
selectionMethod traditional appointment by kingmakers and palace authorities ⓘ
titleHolderGender typically male ⓘ
traditionalAuthorityType non-hereditary chieftaincy (often appointed) ⓘ
usedIn Oyo town ⓘ
linked to: Oyo Town

Oyo-speaking Yoruba communities ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Oyo Mesi → hasMember → Agbaakin ⓘ