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Eze

Index Eze

Eze (pronounced) is an Igbo word which means king. [1]

35 relations: Absolute monarchy, Adiele Afigbo, Anthropology, Arochukwu, Asaba, Delta, Awka, British Empire, Clergy, Colonial Nigeria, Enugu, Homestead (buildings), Igbo language, Igbo people, Independence, Indirect rule, Investiture, Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku, King, Kingdom of Benin, Kinship, Ngwa, Nigeria, Nri-Igbo, Nsukka, Oba of Benin, Obi (ruler), Oguta, Onitsha, Owerri, Patrilineality, Politics, Republic, Society, Sociology, Women's War.

Absolute monarchy

Absolute monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which one ruler has supreme authority and where that authority is not restricted by any written laws, legislature, or customs.

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Adiele Afigbo

Adiele Eberechukwu Afigbo (22 November 1937 – 9 March 2009) was a Nigerian historian known for the history and historiography of Africa, more particularly Igbo history and the history of Southeastern Nigeria.

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Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humans and human behaviour and societies in the past and present.

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Arochukwu

Arochukwu, sometimes referred to as Arochuku or Aro-Okigbo, (pronounced Aruchukwu) is the third largest city in Abia State (after Aba and Umuahia) in southeastern Nigeria and homeland of the Igbo subgroup, Aro people.

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Asaba, Delta

Asaba is a city strategically located on a hill at the western edge of the Niger River, overlooking its sister city, Onitsha, across the Niger Bridge.

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Awka

Awka is the capital of Anambra State, Nigeria with an estimated population of 301,657 Nigerian census.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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Clergy

Clergy are some of the main and important formal leaders within certain religions.

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Colonial Nigeria

Colonial Nigeria was the area of West Africa that later evolved into modern-day Nigeria, during the time of British rule in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Enugu

Enugu is the capital of Enugu State in Nigeria.

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Homestead (buildings)

A homestead is a dwelling, especially a farmhouse, and adjacent outbuildings, typically on a large agricultural holding such as a ranch or station.

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Igbo language

Igbo (Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh), is the principal native language of the Igbo people, an ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria.

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Igbo people

The Igbo people (also Ibo," formerly also Iboe, Ebo, Eboe, Eboans, Heebo; natively Ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò) are an ethnic group native to the present-day south-central and southeastern Nigeria.

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Independence

Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over the territory.

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Indirect rule

Indirect rule is a system of government used by the British and French to control parts of their colonial empires, particularly in Africa and Asia, through pre-existing local power structures.

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Investiture

Investiture, from the Latin (preposition in and verb vestire, "dress" from vestis "robe"), is the formal installation of an incumbent.

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Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku

Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku was king, paramount chief, servant leader and Eze of Ngwa-land – in the then Aba Division of Eastern Nigeria – during British colonial times.

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King

King, or King Regnant is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts.

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Kingdom of Benin

The Kingdom of Benin, also known as the Benin Kingdom, was a pre-colonial kingdom in what is now southern Nigeria.

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Kinship

In anthropology, kinship is the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of all humans in all societies, although its exact meanings even within this discipline are often debated.

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Ngwa

The Ngwa (Ṅgwà), an Igbo group, constitute the largest and most populous sub-ethnicity, or clan, in southeastern Nigeria.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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Nri-Igbo

Nri is an ancient Igbo city-state in Anambra State, Nigeria.

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Nsukka

Nsukka is a town and Local Government Area in southeast Nigeria in Enugu State.

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Oba of Benin

The Oba of Benin is the traditional ruler of the Edo people and all Edoid people and head of the historic Eweka dynasty of the Benin Empire - a West African empire centred on Benin City, in modern-day Nigeria.

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Obi (ruler)

An obi is the central building in an Igbo homestead, one used most commonly as a place for the reception of guests.

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Oguta

Oguta is a town on the east bank of Oguta Lake in Imo State of southeastern Nigeria.

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Onitsha

Onitsha (or just Ọ̀nị̀chà) is a city located on the eastern bank of the Niger River, in Nigeria's Anambra State.

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Owerri

Owerri is the capital of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of Igboland.

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Patrilineality

Patrilineality, also known as the male line, the spear side or agnatic kinship, is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership derives from and is recorded through his or her father's lineage.

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Politics

Politics (from Politiká, meaning "affairs of the cities") is the process of making decisions that apply to members of a group.

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Republic

A republic (res publica) is a form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter", not the private concern or property of the rulers.

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Society

A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.

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Sociology

Sociology is the scientific study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture.

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Women's War

The Women's War, or Aba Women's Riots, was an insurrection in British Nigeria that occurred in November 1929.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eze

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