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The Coronation of the Obong of Calabar is a ceremony in which the Obong of Calabar (also known as the Edidem of the Efik people) is crowned traditionally at Efe Asabo and in a westminster-style at the Duke Town presbyterian church. There are two major parts of the coronation of the Obong i.e the traditional coronation which is undertaken at the traditional shrine of the Efik people and the church coronation which was introduced to the Efik in 1870.

Prior to the 1850s, there were several coronations which took place at Old Calabar due to the political structure of the region. The coronation of kings which governed their individual states was different from the coronation of the Efik priest-king. By the 1850s, the office of the priest-king became redundant and was inactive for decades. Although the office was inactive for a long period, the traditional coronation of kings from Duke Town and Creek Town still had similar flare to the coronation of the priest-King.

Bibliography

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