Ulundi
E161017
Ulundi is a historic town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, best known as the former royal and political center of the Zulu Kingdom and the site of key events in the Anglo-Zulu War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulundi canonical | 3 |
| Ondini (Ulundi) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1120838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Ulundi Context triple: [Zulu Kingdom, capital, Ulundi]
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A.
Egoli
Egoli is a common nickname for Johannesburg, South Africa’s major economic hub often referred to as the "City of Gold."
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B.
Rustenburg
Rustenburg is a city in South Africa’s North West Province known for its mining industry and as one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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C.
Oudtshoorn
Oudtshoorn is a South African town famed as the "ostrich capital of the world," known for its ostrich farms, Cango Caves, and semi-arid Karoo landscape.
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D.
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is a major South African city known as the seat of the country’s highest courts and one of its three national capitals.
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E.
Makhuwa
Makhuwa is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in northern Mozambique by the Makhuwa people.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ulundi Target entity description: Ulundi is a historic town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, best known as the former royal and political center of the Zulu Kingdom and the site of key events in the Anglo-Zulu War.
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A.
Egoli
Egoli is a common nickname for Johannesburg, South Africa’s major economic hub often referred to as the "City of Gold."
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B.
Rustenburg
Rustenburg is a city in South Africa’s North West Province known for its mining industry and as one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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C.
Oudtshoorn
Oudtshoorn is a South African town famed as the "ostrich capital of the world," known for its ostrich farms, Cango Caves, and semi-arid Karoo landscape.
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D.
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is a major South African city known as the seat of the country’s highest courts and one of its three national capitals.
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E.
Makhuwa
Makhuwa is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in northern Mozambique by the Makhuwa people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ulundi Local Municipality ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cetshwayo kaMpande
ⓘ
surface form:
King Cetshwayo kaMpande
Zulu royal family ⓘ
surface form:
Zulu monarchy
|
| battleOfUlundiResult | British victory over Zulu forces ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Zululand District Municipality ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 28.335°S 31.416°E ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateOfBattleOfUlundi | 1879-07-04 ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 150 km northwest of Richards Bay
ⓘ
approximately 250 km northeast of Durban ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Zulu people ⓘ |
| formerCapitalOf |
KwaZulu homeland
ⓘ
surface form:
KwaZulu bantustan
KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ Zulu Kingdom ⓘ |
| governmentType | local municipality ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Ulundi Airport ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbolic center of Zulu identity ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Ondini Cultural Museum
ⓘ
reconstructed royal kraal of King Cetshwayo ⓘ |
| historicalEventLocation |
Anglo-Zulu War
ⓘ
Battle of Ulundi ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
royal and political center of the Zulu Kingdom
ⓘ
site of key events in the Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Zulu ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
KwaZulu-Natal
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ uMkhanyakude District Municipality ⓘ
surface form:
Zululand District Municipality
|
| locatedInRegion |
Zululand region
ⓘ
surface form:
northern KwaZulu-Natal
|
| locatedOnRiver |
Mfolozi River
ⓘ
surface form:
White Umfolozi River
|
| namedAfter | uluLundi (high place) in Zulu ⓘ |
| partOf |
Zululand region
ⓘ
surface form:
Zululand
|
| postApartheidChange | lost capital status of KwaZulu-Natal in 2004 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
public administration
ⓘ
retail trade ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalStatus | shared capital of KwaZulu-Natal until 2004 ⓘ |
| regionType | rural town ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Christianity ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
R34 road
ⓘ
R66 road ⓘ |
| sharedCapitalWith | Pietermaritzburg ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| tourismAttraction | Zulu cultural and historical tourism ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
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Subject: Ulundi Description of subject: Ulundi is a historic town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, best known as the former royal and political center of the Zulu Kingdom and the site of key events in the Anglo-Zulu War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.