South African Republic

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19th-century state Boer republic former sovereign state historical country

The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled state in southern Africa during the 19th century that later became part of modern South Africa.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
South African Republic canonical 156
South African Republic (Transvaal) 5
Transvaal Republic 4

Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century state ⓘ
Boer republic ⓘ
former sovereign state ⓘ
historical country ⓘ
alsoKnownAs South African Republic ⓘ
surface form: Transvaal Republic

South African Republic ⓘ
surface form: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek
annexedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
borderedBy Bechuanaland Protectorate ⓘ
surface form: Bechuanaland

Cape Colony ⓘ
surface form: British Cape Colony

Colony of Natal ⓘ
surface form: Natal Colony

Orange Free State ⓘ
Portuguese East Africa ⓘ
capital Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Pretoria
commonLanguage Afrikaans (proto-Afrikaans / Cape Dutch) ⓘ
conflict First Boer War ⓘ
Second Boer War ⓘ
constitutionAdopted 1858 ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
countryName South African Republic self-link ⓘ
currency Transvaal pound ⓘ
surface form: South African Republic pound
dateAnnexed 12 April 1877 ⓘ
dateEventEnd 31 May 1902 ⓘ
dateEventRegainedIndependence 3 August 1881 ⓘ
dateEventStart 17 January 1852 ⓘ
demonym Boer ⓘ
established 1852 ⓘ
establishedBy Sand River Convention ⓘ
ethnicMajorityRulers Afrikaners ⓘ
surface form: Boers (Afrikaners)
event First Boer War ⓘ
surface form: British annexation of the Transvaal
eventEnd Treaty of Vereeniging ⓘ
eventRegainedIndependence Pretoria Convention ⓘ
eventStart Sand River Convention ⓘ
flagDescription horizontal red-white-blue tricolour with a vertical green stripe at the hoist ⓘ
goldDiscovered Witwatersrand ⓘ
surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields
goldDiscoveryImpact influx of foreign miners (Uitlanders) ⓘ
governmentType presidential republic ⓘ
republic ⓘ
headOfStateTitle State President ⓘ
largestCity Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Pretoria
laterPartOf South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Republic of South Africa

Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Union of South Africa
legalSystem Roman-Dutch law ⓘ
legislature Volksraad of the South African Republic ⓘ
surface form: Volksraad
locatedIn Southern Africa ⓘ
Transvaal ⓘ
surface form: Transvaal region
lostIndependence 1902 ⓘ
modernTerritoryNowIn Gauteng ⓘ
surface form: Gauteng Province, South Africa

Limpopo Province ⓘ
surface form: Limpopo Province, South Africa

Mpumalanga ⓘ
surface form: Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

North West Province ⓘ
surface form: North West Province, South Africa
namedAfter geographical concept of South Africa ⓘ
notableLeader Marthinus Wessel Pretorius ⓘ
Paul Kruger ⓘ
Thomas François Burgers ⓘ
officialLanguage Dutch ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
cattle farming ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ
re-established 1860 ⓘ
reasonForBritishInterest strategic control and gold resources ⓘ
recognizedAs independent state north of the Vaal River ⓘ
recognizedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
regainedIndependence 1881 ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
shortName South African rand ⓘ
surface form: ZAR
statusAfterAnnexation British colony (Transvaal) ⓘ
successorState Transvaal ⓘ
surface form: Transvaal Colony
suzeraintyOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom (after 1881)

Referenced by (174)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Pretoria (1881) → countryOfSigning → South African Republic ⓘ
Treaty of Pretoria (1881) → party → South African Republic ⓘ
Treaty of Pretoria (1881) → appliedToTerritory → South African Republic ⓘ
Treaty of Pretoria (1881) → relatedTo → South African Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: South African Republic (Transvaal)
Oom Paul → countryContext → South African Republic ⓘ
Oom Paul → refersToPersonCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
Boer Wars → conflictBetween → South African Republic ⓘ
Boer Wars → belligerent → South African Republic ⓘ
Geytie Maria du Plessis → countryOfCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
Geytie Maria du Plessis → associatedWith → South African Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: South African Republic (Transvaal)
Stephanus → countryOfCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger
Pieter Willem Burger → countryOfCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
Pieter Willem Burger → headOfGovernmentOf → South African Republic ⓘ
Pieter Willem Burger → headOfStateOf → South African Republic ⓘ
Pieter Willem Burger → politicalEntityServed → South African Republic ⓘ
Schalk Willem Burger → countryOfCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
Schalk Willem Burger → countryLed → South African Republic ⓘ
Vereeniging → locatedInFormerRepublic → South African Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: South African Republic (Transvaal) at time of Second Boer War
Vereeniging → treatySignatoriesAt → South African Republic ⓘ
Orange Free State → borderedBy → South African Republic ⓘ
Johannes → countryOfCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Johannes Paulus Kruger
Johannes → headOfGovernmentOf → South African Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Johannes Paulus Kruger
Andries Pretorius → countryOfCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
Andries Pretorius → placeOfDeath → South African Republic ⓘ
Andries Hendrik Potgieter → countryOfCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
Transvaal Trek → relatedTo → South African Republic ⓘ
Annie Botha → residence → South African Republic ⓘ
Koos → countryOfCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Koos de la Rey
Koos → memberOf → South African Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Koos de la Rey
this entity surface form: South African Republic Volksraad
Lion of the West → countryContext → South African Republic ⓘ
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius → countryOfCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius → headOfGovernmentOf → South African Republic ⓘ
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius → headOfStateOf → South African Republic ⓘ
Siege of Ladysmith → belligerent → South African Republic ⓘ
Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey → countryOfCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey → allegiance → South African Republic ⓘ
Boer forces → country → South African Republic ⓘ
Battle of Magersfontein → belligerent → South African Republic ⓘ
Jacobus → countryOfCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey
Jacobus → militaryAllegiance → South African Republic ⓘ
subject surface form: Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey
Battle of Tweebosch → countryAtTime → South African Republic ⓘ
Battle of Diamond Hill → location → South African Republic ⓘ
Battle of Diamond Hill → country → South African Republic ⓘ
Battle of Diamond Hill → belligerent → South African Republic ⓘ
Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff → countryOfCitizenship → South African Republic ⓘ
Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff → residence → South African Republic ⓘ
Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa → formerPoliticalEntity → South African Republic ⓘ
Lichtenburg, Transvaal → countryDuringTransvaalPeriod → South African Republic ⓘ
Gerard Moerdijk → regionOfInfluence → South African Republic ⓘ
this entity surface form: South African Republic / Union of South Africa
Battle of Schuinshoogte → country → South African Republic ⓘ