British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland

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British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland was a period of chartered company colonial administration in what is now western Zimbabwe, following the conquest of the Ndebele kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chartered company colonial administration
historical period
administeredBy British South Africa Company NERFINISHED
appliesToCurrentCountry Zimbabwe NERFINISHED
appliesToTerritory Matabeleland NERFINISHED
capital Bulawayo NERFINISHED
colonialPower United Kingdom
colonialType company rule
country Company rule in Rhodesia
economicBasis land alienation
mineral concessions
endDate 1923
endEvent establishment of Southern Rhodesia as a self-governing colony
followedBy Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED
followedConquestOf Kingdom of Matabeleland NERFINISHED
Ndebele Kingdom NERFINISHED
governedAsPartOf British South Africa Company rule in Rhodesia NERFINISHED
introducedSystem European-style land tenure
forced labour practices
hut tax
languageOfAdministration English NERFINISHED
legalBasis Royal Charter of the British South Africa Company NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDayRegion western Zimbabwe
notableIndigenousLeaderOpposed Lobengula GENERATED
Mlimo GENERATED
notableLeaderOnColonialSide Cecil Rhodes GENERATED
Leander Starr Jameson GENERATED
partOf British colonial expansion in Southern Africa
history of Zimbabwe
precededBy Ndebele Kingdom NERFINISHED
rule of King Lobengula
resultedIn dispossession of African landholders
entrenchment of settler colonialism in Matabeleland
integration of Matabeleland into Southern Rhodesia
significantConflict First Matabele War NERFINISHED
Matabeleland Rebellion of 1896–1897 NERFINISHED
Second Matabele War NERFINISHED
significantEthnicGroupAffected Ndebele people NERFINISHED
Shona people NERFINISHED
startDate 1893
startEvent First Matabele War NERFINISHED
defeat of King Lobengula
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century

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House of Khumalo successorPolity British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland