War of the Golden Stool
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The War of the Golden Stool was a 1900 conflict in the British Gold Coast in which the Ashanti fiercely resisted British attempts to seize the sacred Golden Stool, a central symbol of Ashanti sovereignty and spiritual authority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War of the Golden Stool canonical | 3 |
| Yaa Asantewaa War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: War of the Golden Stool Context triple: [Ashanti Empire, significantEvent, War of the Golden Stool]
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Xhosa Wars
The Xhosa Wars were a series of 19th-century frontier conflicts in South Africa between the Xhosa peoples and European colonial powers, primarily the British, over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.
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B.
Basuto Wars
The Basuto Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in southern Africa between the Basotho people and neighboring Boer republics, primarily over land and political control.
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C.
Abeokuta wars
The Abeokuta wars were 19th-century conflicts in what is now southwestern Nigeria, in which the Egba people defended the city of Abeokuta against repeated attacks from neighboring powers such as the Dahomey kingdom.
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D.
Sierra Leone Civil War
The Sierra Leone Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1991 to 2002 marked by widespread atrocities, including mass amputations and the use of child soldiers, largely fueled by struggles over the country’s diamond resources.
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E.
First Matabele War
The First Matabele War was an 1893–1894 colonial conflict in what is now Zimbabwe, in which British-led forces defeated the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom and paved the way for white settler control of the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: War of the Golden Stool Target entity description: The War of the Golden Stool was a 1900 conflict in the British Gold Coast in which the Ashanti fiercely resisted British attempts to seize the sacred Golden Stool, a central symbol of Ashanti sovereignty and spiritual authority.
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A.
Xhosa Wars
The Xhosa Wars were a series of 19th-century frontier conflicts in South Africa between the Xhosa peoples and European colonial powers, primarily the British, over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.
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B.
Basuto Wars
The Basuto Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in southern Africa between the Basotho people and neighboring Boer republics, primarily over land and political control.
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C.
Abeokuta wars
The Abeokuta wars were 19th-century conflicts in what is now southwestern Nigeria, in which the Egba people defended the city of Abeokuta against repeated attacks from neighboring powers such as the Dahomey kingdom.
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D.
Sierra Leone Civil War
The Sierra Leone Civil War was a brutal conflict from 1991 to 2002 marked by widespread atrocities, including mass amputations and the use of child soldiers, largely fueled by struggles over the country’s diamond resources.
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E.
First Matabele War
The First Matabele War was an 1893–1894 colonial conflict in what is now Zimbabwe, in which British-led forces defeated the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom and paved the way for white settler control of the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial war
ⓘ
conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| about |
Ashanti sovereignty
ⓘ
Ashanti spiritual authority ⓘ Golden Stool ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
War of the Golden Stool
ⓘ
surface form:
Yaa Asantewaa War
|
| belligerent |
Ashanti
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
British attempt to seize the Golden Stool
ⓘ
British demand to sit on the Golden Stool ⓘ |
| conflictType | resistance to colonial rule ⓘ |
| consequence |
further integration of Ashanti into the British Gold Coast colony
ⓘ
strengthening of symbolic importance of the Golden Stool ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Ashanti Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1901 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Ashanti defense of sovereignty and spiritual authority
ⓘ
British imposition of colonial authority over Ashanti ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Frederick Hodgson ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
key event in Ashanti national identity
ⓘ
symbol of African resistance to colonialism ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Ashanti chieftaincy
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashanti chiefs
Ashanti queen mothers ⓘ Frederick Hodgson ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
colonial resistance in West Africa
ⓘ
sacred regalia in African polities ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | age of New Imperialism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Gold Coast
ⓘ
Gold Coast ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Ghana ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Ashanti Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashanti region
|
| militaryCampaignOf |
British West Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
British Empire in West Africa
|
| notableFor |
Ashanti refusal to surrender the Golden Stool
ⓘ
British failure to capture the Golden Stool itself ⓘ |
| opponent |
Ashanti
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Ashanti Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Ashanti conflicts
history of British colonialism in Africa ⓘ history of the Ashanti Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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surface form:
Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War
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| result |
British military victory
ⓘ
consolidation of British control over Ashanti territory ⓘ preservation of the Golden Stool from British seizure ⓘ |
| significantObject | Golden Stool ⓘ |
| startTime | 1900 ⓘ |
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Subject: War of the Golden Stool Description of subject: The War of the Golden Stool was a 1900 conflict in the British Gold Coast in which the Ashanti fiercely resisted British attempts to seize the sacred Golden Stool, a central symbol of Ashanti sovereignty and spiritual authority.
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