Assertion: empire's state | /r/HasProperty | important
Facets:
value: most politically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The Oyo Empire was the most politically important state in the entirety of Western Africa from the mid-7th to the late 18th century, holding sway not only over most of the other kingdoms in Yorubaland, but also over nearby African states, notably the Fon Kingdom of Dahomey in the modern Republic of Benin to the west.