KwaZulu homeland
E164783
KwaZulu homeland was a former apartheid-era Bantustan in South Africa designated for Zulu people before being reincorporated into the modern province of KwaZulu-Natal.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| KwaZulu | 3 |
| KwaZulu bantustan | 1 |
| KwaZulu homeland canonical | 1 |
| Zululand | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1209320 — 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: KwaZulu homeland Context triple: [KwaZulu-Natal, formedByMergerOf, KwaZulu homeland]
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A.
Orange Free State
The Orange Free State was a 19th-century independent Boer republic in southern Africa that later became a British colony following the Second Boer War.
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B.
Colony of Natal
The Colony of Natal was a British colonial territory in southeastern Africa, centered on the port of Durban, that existed from the mid-19th century until it became part of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
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C.
Zulu Kingdom
The Zulu Kingdom was a powerful 19th-century southern African monarchy known for its centralized military system, expansion under King Shaka, and major conflicts with British colonial powers.
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D.
Transvaal
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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E.
South African Republic
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: KwaZulu homeland Target entity description: KwaZulu homeland was a former apartheid-era Bantustan in South Africa designated for Zulu people before being reincorporated into the modern province of KwaZulu-Natal.
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A.
Orange Free State
The Orange Free State was a 19th-century independent Boer republic in southern Africa that later became a British colony following the Second Boer War.
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B.
Colony of Natal
The Colony of Natal was a British colonial territory in southeastern Africa, centered on the port of Durban, that existed from the mid-19th century until it became part of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
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C.
Zulu Kingdom
The Zulu Kingdom was a powerful 19th-century southern African monarchy known for its centralized military system, expansion under King Shaka, and major conflicts with British colonial powers.
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D.
Transvaal
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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E.
South African Republic
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantustan
ⓘ
former territorial entity ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Ulundi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Inkatha Freedom Party
ⓘ
Mangosuthu Buthelezi ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Natal Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Natal Province of South Africa
|
| capital | Ulundi ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| demographicCategory | black African majority territory ⓘ |
| ethnicallyDesignatedFor | Zulu people ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Zulu ⓘ |
| ethnicHomelandFor | Zulu nation ⓘ |
| governmentType | homeland administration ⓘ |
| hasType | black African homeland ⓘ |
| historicalEra | apartheid era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of apartheid-era territorial segregation ⓘ |
| language |
English language
ⓘ
Zulu language ⓘ |
| legalSystem | South African law under apartheid ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Natal Province
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ |
| mergedToForm |
KwaZulu-Natal
ⓘ
surface form:
KwaZulu-Natal Province
|
| namedAfter |
Zulu Kingdom
ⓘ
Zulu people ⓘ |
| partOf |
apartheid system in South Africa
ⓘ
former homelands of South Africa ⓘ homeland system in South Africa ⓘ system of separate development ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
Bantu homeland
ⓘ
self-governing territory ⓘ |
| populationMajority | Zulu people ⓘ |
| purpose |
creation of nominally self-governing Zulu territory
ⓘ
territorial segregation of black South Africans ⓘ |
| region | eastern South Africa ⓘ |
| reincorporatedInto |
KwaZulu-Natal
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of South Africa
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| statusAfter1994 | integrated into KwaZulu-Natal Province ⓘ |
| successor |
KwaZulu-Natal
ⓘ
South African politics ⓘ
surface form:
post-apartheid South Africa
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Subject: KwaZulu homeland Description of subject: KwaZulu homeland was a former apartheid-era Bantustan in South Africa designated for Zulu people before being reincorporated into the modern province of KwaZulu-Natal.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.