British South Africa

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British South Africa refers to the territories in southern Africa that were under British colonial rule, including regions that later became countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former colonial territory
historical region
administrativeForm chartered company territory
crown colony
protectorate
associatedWith Lesotho
surface form: Basutoland

Bechuanaland Protectorate
Cape Colony
Dominion of South Africa
Natal Colony
Northern Rhodesia
Nyasaland
surface form: Nyasaland Protectorate

Orange River Colony
Rhodesia
surface form: Southern Rhodesia

Swaziland Protectorate
Transvaal
Dominion of South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa
colonialPower United Kingdom
surface form: Britain

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
country United Kingdom
economicActivity agriculture
mining
plantation economy
expansionLinkedTo Scramble for Africa
historicalPeriod 19th century
20th century
includesTerritoryOf Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Malawi
Namibia
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
linkedToCompany British South Africa Company
linkedToConflict Boer Wars
First Matabele War
Second Matabele War
linkedToPerson Alfred Milner
Cecil Rhodes
locatedIn Southern Africa
surface form: southern Africa
partOf British Empire
successorState Eswatini
surface form: Kingdom of Eswatini

Lesotho
surface form: Kingdom of Lesotho

Botswana
surface form: Republic of Botswana

Malawi
surface form: Republic of Malawi

Namibia
surface form: Republic of Namibia

South Africa
surface form: Republic of South Africa

Zambia
surface form: Republic of Zambia

Zimbabwe
surface form: Republic of Zimbabwe

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

Natal partOfHistoricalRegion British South Africa
British South Africa Company namedAfter British South Africa
Salisbury partOf British South Africa
this entity surface form: British Empire in Africa
London Convention relatedTo British South Africa
subject surface form: London Convention (1884)
this entity surface form: British Empire in Southern Africa
Sir Theophilus Shepstone partOf British South Africa
this entity surface form: British colonial administration in Southern Africa
former Natal Colony partOf British South Africa
subject surface form: Natal Colony
First Matabele War countryAtTime British South Africa
this entity surface form: British South Africa Company territory
Second Matabele War relatedTo British South Africa
this entity surface form: British South Africa Company rule in Rhodesia