term paramount ruler, or sometimes paramount king, is a generic description, though occasionally also used as an actual title, for a number of rulers' position...
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King of Malaysia (redirect from Paramount Ruler of Malaysia)
English terms used in the media and by the general public include "Paramount Ruler" or "Supreme Head of the Federation". The very common term "King" has...
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The term Paramount Ruler, or sometimes Paramount Datu, is a term used by historians[who?] to describe the highest ranking political authorities in the...
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to refer to the rulers of multiple chiefdoms or the rulers of exceptionally powerful chiefdoms that have subordinated others. Paramount chiefs were identified...
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edition of the Ojude Oba festival was cancelled by the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr) Sikiru Adetona due to covid-19 and the need...
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The Awujale of Ijebuland: The paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, though considered the paramount ruler and leader, mainly rule over Ijebu...
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country, had always been extremely decentralized and therefore had no paramount ruler. The British created the office of Tor Tiv in 1947, appointing Makere...
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river lies the separately-led polity of Tondo. Maynila was led by paramount rulers who were referred to using the Malay title of "Raja". In popular literature...
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Bassey Eyo Ephraim Adam III (category Nigerian traditional rulers)
of tours to Ikom, Obubra and Obudu. Ogoja was left out because the Paramount Ruler for that are was ill and in the hospital at the time. Edidem Adam also...
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apex city states. The rulers of these barangays would then select the most senior or most respected among them to serve as a paramount datu. These polities...
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Datu (section Paramount datus)
[mandadores] who attended to the interests of the barangay. The term paramount datu or paramount ruler is a term applied by historians to describe the highest ranking...
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from Songhay in Mali 1675 Establishment of Gonja paramount ruler Yagbongwura Yagbongwura (Paramount Rulers) Ngbanya dynasty 1675 to 1698 Sumaila Ndewura...
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granted a gun salute by the British Crown (as paramount ruler); i.e., the protocolary privilege for its ruler to be greeted—originally by Royal Navy ships...
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Bature †, paramount ruler Musa Bityong †, military service Harrison Bungwon †, engineer, paramount ruler Bala Ade Dauke †, politician, paramount ruler Marok...
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monarch. He is the 21st Ataoja of Osogbo and the current king and paramount ruler of the ancient city of Osogbo the state capital of Osun. Adeyemo, Adeolu...
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present-day southern Nigeria during the 19th century who became the "Paramount Ruler" of Badagry within the indirect rule structure established by the British...
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Raja (category Filipino paramount rulers)
rājan-) is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian rulers and monarchs and highest-ranking nobles. The title was historically used...
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Akarigbo of Remo (category Nigerian traditional rulers)
The Akarigbo of Remoland is the royal title of the paramount ruler of the thirty three (33) towns that makes up the Remo kingdom in Ogun state in Nigeria...
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Ijoku, Ijagba and Latawa. It is the capital of Remo Kingdom, and the paramount ruler of the kingdom, the Akarigbo of Remo, has his palace is in the town...
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Alaafin (redirect from Alaafin (ruler))
of Oyo". Retrieved 2023-03-04. Welcome to the website of His Imperial Majesty, The Alaafin of Oyo, The Head and Paramount Ruler of the Yorubas. v t e...
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Conspiracy of 1587–1588, the last native ruler of Tondo, and the last individual to hold the title of paramount ruler in any of the Indianized indigenous Tagalog...
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first paramount ruler of the Lunda, creating the title of Mwane-a-Yamvu (c. 1665). Other sources state the first well-attested historical ruler of Lunda...
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acknowledged the leadership of a datu with the most senior rank – a "paramount ruler" or "paramount datu", who was called a "lakan". According to San Buenaventura...
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Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (category 17th-century women rulers)
Mbande (/nəˈzɪŋɡə/; c. 1583 – 17 December 1663) was a southwest African paramount ruler who ruled as a queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663)...
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paramount ruler. The paramount ruler is, therefore, the first amongst equals in the royal thrones of Ini Local Government Area. The current Paramount...
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Soun of Ogbomoso is the official title given to the paramount ruler of Ogbomoso kingdom. The current and the 28th Soun of Ogbomoso is Ọba Ghandi Afọlábí...
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Ogun State Council of Obas and presently ranks next in rank to the Paramount Ruler in Yewa Traditional Council. The Olofin Adimula Oodua equally enjoys...
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of the Olu of Ilaro, who also doubles as the Paramount Ruler of Yewaland. The incumbent paramount ruler is Oba Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, who ascended...
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Paramount leader (Chinese: 最高领导人; pinyin: Zuìgāo Lǐngdǎorén; lit. 'highest leader') is an informal term for the most important political figure in the...
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Lakan (category Filipino paramount rulers)
Philippine history, the rank of lakan denoted a "paramount ruler" (or more specifically, "paramount datu") of one of the large coastal barangays (known...
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