Transvaal

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former British colony former republic historical region

Transvaal was a former Boer republic and later British colony in what is now northeastern South Africa, central to the conflicts and politics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Transvaal canonical	90
Transvaal Province	16
South African Republic	14
Transvaal Colony	10
Transvaal region	8
Western Transvaal	6
Boer republics	2
Eastern Transvaal	2
Transvaal (historical)	2
South African Republic (Transvaal)	1
Transvaal (historical region)	1
Transvaal, South Africa	1
Western Transvaal region	1
former Transvaal Province of South Africa	1
western Transvaal	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former British colony ⓘ former republic ⓘ historical region ⓘ
annexationDate	1902 ⓘ
annexedBy	United Kingdom ⓘ
borderedBy	Botswana ⓘ surface form: Bechuanaland Mozambique ⓘ Natal Colony ⓘ Orange Free State ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ surface form: Rhodesia Eswatini ⓘ surface form: Swaziland
capital	Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ surface form: Pretoria
coatOfArms	Coat of arms of the South African Republic ⓘ
conflict	First Boer War ⓘ Jameson Raid ⓘ Second Boer War ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
currency	South African pound ⓘ
dateDissolved	1910 ⓘ
dateEstablished	1852 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	African peoples ⓘ Afrikaners ⓘ Afrikaners ⓘ surface form: Boers
flag	Flag of the South African Republic ⓘ
followedBy	Transvaal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Transvaal Province South Africa ⓘ surface form: Union of South Africa
gainedIndependenceFrom	United Kingdom ⓘ
governmentType	Crown colony ⓘ surface form: British crown colony republic ⓘ
headOfState	State President of the South African Republic ⓘ
historicalEra	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
independenceDate	1852 ⓘ
knownFor	Boer republicanism ⓘ Witwatersrand ⓘ surface form: Witwatersrand gold rush gold mining ⓘ
largestCity	Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ surface form: Johannesburg
locatedIn	northeastern South Africa ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	Africa ⓘ
modernTerritoryIncludes	Gauteng ⓘ Limpopo ⓘ Mpumalanga ⓘ North West Province ⓘ
namedAfter	Vaal River ⓘ
notableLeader	Louis Botha ⓘ Marthinus Wessel Pretorius ⓘ Paul Kruger ⓘ Paul Kruger ⓘ surface form: Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger
officialLanguage	Afrikaans ⓘ Dutch ⓘ
partOf	British Empire ⓘ Transvaal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: South African Republic South Africa ⓘ surface form: Union of South Africa
precededBy	Transvaal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: South African Republic
religion	Calvinism ⓘ
treaty	London Convention ⓘ surface form: London Convention of 1884 Treaty of Pretoria (1881) ⓘ surface form: Pretoria Convention Sand River Convention ⓘ

Referenced by (156)

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

Second Boer War → location → Transvaal ⓘ

Second Boer War → belligerent → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

Second Boer War → belligerent → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boer republics

Afrikaners → historicalRegion → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

Afrikaners → historicalRegion → Transvaal ⓘ

Cape Colony → borderConflictWith → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Boer republics

Treaty of Vereeniging → signedIn → Transvaal ⓘ

Treaty of Vereeniging → countryAtTime → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

Treaty of Vereeniging → belligerentParty → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

Paul Kruger → citizenship → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

Paul Kruger → headOfGovernmentOf → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

Eugène Marais → placeOfBirth → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

Pretoria, South Africa → wasCapitalOf → Transvaal ⓘ

subject surface form: Pretoria

this entity surface form: Transvaal Province

Louis Botha → countryOfCitizenship → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

Natal Colony → borderedBy → Transvaal ⓘ

Koos de la Rey → countryOfCitizenship → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

Koos de la Rey → allegiance → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

First Boer War → location → Transvaal ⓘ

First Boer War → primaryBelligerent → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

First Boer War → relatedTo → Transvaal ⓘ

First Boer War → relatedTo → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

First Boer War → countryInvolved → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic (Transvaal)

Transvaal → precededBy → Transvaal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

Transvaal → followedBy → Transvaal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transvaal Province

Transvaal → partOf → Transvaal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: South African Republic

Treaty of Pretoria (1881) → signedIn → Transvaal ⓘ

Treaty of Pretoria (1881) → appliedToTerritory → Transvaal ⓘ

Oom Paul → associatedWith → Transvaal ⓘ

Boer Wars → theatreOfWar → Transvaal ⓘ

Geytie Maria du Plessis → residence → Transvaal ⓘ

Pieter Willem Burger → sharesBorderWith → Transvaal ⓘ

Pieter Willem Burger → placeOfActivity → Transvaal ⓘ

Schalk Willem Burger → historicalRegion → Transvaal ⓘ

Vereeniging → previousProvince → Transvaal ⓘ

Mpumalanga → formerName → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Transvaal

The Soul of the Ape → setting → Transvaal ⓘ

Andries Pretorius → residence → Transvaal ⓘ

Transvaal Trek → hasLocation → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transvaal region

Transvaal Indian Congress → location → Transvaal ⓘ

Transvaal Indian Congress → regionServed → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transvaal Province

F. W. de Klerk → placeOfBirth → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transvaal Province

Koos → regionOfActivity → Transvaal ⓘ

subject surface form: Koos de la Rey

Lion of the West → associatedWithRegion → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Transvaal

Marthinus Wessel Pretorius → areaOfActivity → Transvaal ⓘ

Boer forces → activeIn → Transvaal ⓘ

Jacobus → historicalRegion → Transvaal ⓘ

subject surface form: Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey

Battle of Tweebosch → location → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Transvaal

Battle of Tweebosch → location → Transvaal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Transvaal Colony

Battle of Diamond Hill → location → Transvaal ⓘ

Jacoba Elizabeth Greeff → residence → Transvaal ⓘ