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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland Context triple: [House of Khumalo, successorPolity, British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland]
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British protectorate administration in Northern Rhodesia
The British protectorate administration in Northern Rhodesia was the colonial governmental authority that directly governed the territory (now Zambia) on behalf of the British Crown after the end of company rule.
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B.
Transvaal independence movement
The Transvaal independence movement was a late 19th-century Boer nationalist struggle to restore the South African Republic’s sovereignty from British imperial rule.
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C.
Bechuanaland Expedition
The Bechuanaland Expedition was a British military campaign in the mid-1880s aimed at asserting imperial control and restoring order in the Bechuanaland region of southern Africa.
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D.
Venda bantustan
Venda bantustan was a nominally independent, apartheid-era homeland in northern South Africa designated for the Venda-speaking people.
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E.
Southern Rhodesia Constitution
The Southern Rhodesia Constitution was the legal framework that defined the colonial self-governance, political institutions, and powers of the government in Southern Rhodesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland Target entity description: 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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A.
British protectorate administration in Northern Rhodesia
The British protectorate administration in Northern Rhodesia was the colonial governmental authority that directly governed the territory (now Zambia) on behalf of the British Crown after the end of company rule.
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B.
Transvaal independence movement
The Transvaal independence movement was a late 19th-century Boer nationalist struggle to restore the South African Republic’s sovereignty from British imperial rule.
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C.
Bechuanaland Expedition
The Bechuanaland Expedition was a British military campaign in the mid-1880s aimed at asserting imperial control and restoring order in the Bechuanaland region of southern Africa.
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D.
Venda bantustan
Venda bantustan was a nominally independent, apartheid-era homeland in northern South Africa designated for the Venda-speaking people.
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E.
Southern Rhodesia Constitution
The Southern Rhodesia Constitution was the legal framework that defined the colonial self-governance, political institutions, and powers of the government in Southern Rhodesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| 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
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Ndebele Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAsPartOf | British South Africa Company rule in Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedSystem |
European-style land tenure
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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
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Matabeleland Rebellion of 1896–1897 NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Matabele War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEthnicGroupAffected |
Ndebele people
NERFINISHED
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Shona people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1893 ⓘ |
| startEvent |
First Matabele War
NERFINISHED
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defeat of King Lobengula ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland Description of subject: 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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