Xhosa polities
E10174
Xhosa polities were a group of related, chiefly-led African societies in southeastern South Africa, known for their complex social structures, shared Xhosa language and culture, and resistance to colonial expansion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mpondomise polity | 1 |
| Ndlambe polity | 1 |
| Xhosa polities canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Xhosa polities Context triple: [Cape Colony, borderConflictWith, Xhosa polities]
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Northern Ndebele
Northern Ndebele is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in southwestern Zimbabwe and closely related to Zulu.
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Afrikaners
Afrikaners are a South African ethnic group descended primarily from Dutch settlers, known for speaking Afrikaans and playing a central role in the country’s colonial and apartheid-era history.
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Parliament of Zimbabwe
The Parliament of Zimbabwe is the bicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in Zimbabwe.
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National Assembly of Zimbabwe
The National Assembly of Zimbabwe is the country's primary legislative chamber, responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing citizens at the national level.
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National Party (South Africa)
The National Party (South Africa) was the Afrikaner-dominated political party that instituted and upheld the apartheid system, ruling the country for much of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Xhosa polities Target entity description: Xhosa polities were a group of related, chiefly-led African societies in southeastern South Africa, known for their complex social structures, shared Xhosa language and culture, and resistance to colonial expansion.
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A.
Northern Ndebele
Northern Ndebele is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in southwestern Zimbabwe and closely related to Zulu.
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B.
Khoisan languages
Khoisan languages are a group of indigenous African language families best known for their distinctive click consonants and their speakers’ long-standing presence in southern Africa.
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C.
Afrikaners
Afrikaners are a South African ethnic group descended primarily from Dutch settlers, known for speaking Afrikaans and playing a central role in the country’s colonial and apartheid-era history.
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D.
Parliament of Zimbabwe
The Parliament of Zimbabwe is the bicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in Zimbabwe.
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E.
National Assembly of Zimbabwe
The National Assembly of Zimbabwe is the country's primary legislative chamber, responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing citizens at the national level.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nguni-speaking societies
ⓘ
chiefdoms ⓘ precolonial African polities ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
colonial land dispossession
ⓘ
missionary activity ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
divination ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ praise poetry (izibongo) ⓘ |
| economy |
cattle herding
ⓘ
mixed farming ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| encountered |
British settlers
ⓘ
Dutch settlers ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
cattle raiding
ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Xhosa people ⓘ |
| governedBy | hereditary chiefs ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure |
age-grade system
ⓘ
clan-based organization ⓘ segmentary lineage system ⓘ |
| includes |
Bhaca polity
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Gcaleka polity ⓘ Mpondo polity ⓘ Xhosa polities self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mpondomise polity
Xhosa polities self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ndlambe polity
Gcaleka polity ⓘ
surface form:
Rharhabe polity
Thembu people ⓘ
surface form:
Thembu polity
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| involvedIn |
Frontier Wars
ⓘ
Xhosa Wars ⓘ |
| language |
Xhosa
ⓘ
surface form:
Xhosa language
|
| legalSystem | customary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Cape
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Cape region
southeastern South Africa ⓘ |
| partOf | Nguni cultural area ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
alliances of related lineages
ⓘ
decentralized chiefdoms ⓘ |
| religion | indigenous Xhosa religion ⓘ |
| resisted |
British colonial expansion
ⓘ
Cape Colony expansion ⓘ |
| sharesCultureWith | Xhosa people ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clans (iziduko)
ⓘ
extended families (izindlu) ⓘ |
| succession | patrilineal inheritance ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ precolonial era ⓘ |
| used |
bridewealth (lobola)
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cattle as a measure of wealth ⓘ |
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Subject: Xhosa polities Description of subject: Xhosa polities were a group of related, chiefly-led African societies in southeastern South Africa, known for their complex social structures, shared Xhosa language and culture, and resistance to colonial expansion.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.