Natalia Republic

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Boer republic former country historical state

The Natalia Republic was a short-lived 19th-century Boer republic in southeastern Africa established by Voortrekker settlers before being annexed by the British.

Aliases (1)

Republic of Natalia ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Boer republic → former country → historical state →
annexedBy	British Empire → Colony of Natal → United Kingdom →
associatedWithEvent	Great Trek →
borderedBy	Drakensberg Mountains → Indian Ocean → Zulu Kingdom →
capital	Pietermaritzburg →
colonialContext	British colonial expansion in southern Africa →
commonName	Natalia →
conflictWith	British Empire → Zulu Kingdom →
continent	Africa →
demographicGroupInvolved	Voortrekkers →
economyBasedOn	pastoral farming → trade at Port Natal →
establishedBy	Boer settlers → Voortrekkers →
ethnicMajority	Boers →
followedBy	Colony of Natal →
founder	Andries Pretorius →
governmentType	republic →
hasMajorSettlement	Durban (Port Natal) → Port Natal →
hasTerritory	Natal region →
historicalEra	19th century →
historicalSignificance	early Boer attempt at coastal statehood in southern Africa →
languageUsed	Afrikaans (early form) → Dutch →
leader	Andries Pretorius →
legalSystem	Roman-Dutch law →
locatedIn	southeastern Africa →
locatedInPresentDay	South Africa →
namedAfter	Natal →
partOf	Great Trek →
politicalStatus	independent republic (before annexation) →
precededBy	Zulu Kingdom (in the region) →
regionType	Boer settlement area →
religionDominant	Calvinism →
shortLived	true →
successorState	Colony of Natal →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Natal Colony →	precededBy
Natal ("Republic of Natalia") →	predecessorEntity