Moffat Treaty
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The Moffat Treaty was an 1888 agreement between Britain and King Lobengula of Matabeleland that established British protection over his territory and paved the way for later concessions such as the Rudd Concession.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moffat Treaty canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral agreement
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| affectedPolity | Ndebele Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedRuler | King Lobengula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Matabeleland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ndebele Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1888 treaties
ⓘ
Treaties involving African kingdoms ⓘ Treaties of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Matabeleland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryToday | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1888 ⓘ |
| diplomaticStatus | protection treaty ⓘ |
| followedBy | Rudd Concession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
British expansion in Southern Africa
ⓘ
Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
British colonial authorities
ⓘ
Ndebele Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalEffect | recognized British protective role over Matabeleland in foreign relations ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Matabeleland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermConsequence |
contributed to loss of Ndebele sovereignty
ⓘ
facilitated British political and economic penetration of Matabeleland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Moffat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceded | Rudd Concession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish British protection over Matabeleland
ⓘ
to formalize relations between Britain and King Lobengula ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British South Africa Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cecil Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudd Concession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
established British protection over Lobengula’s territory
ⓘ
paved the way for later concessions such as the Rudd Concession ⓘ |
| signatory |
Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Lobengula NERFINISHED ⓘ Lobengula Khumalo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
British colonial rule in Southern Africa
ⓘ
history of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
foreign relations of Matabeleland
ⓘ
sovereignty and protection ⓘ |
| year | 1888 ⓘ |
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