British East Africa
E472335
British East Africa was a former British colonial territory in East Africa, primarily encompassing present-day Kenya and neighboring regions, administered under various imperial arrangements until the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British East Africa canonical | 10 |
| British Kenya | 4 |
| British East Africa Protectorate | 2 |
| Kenya Colony | 2 |
| British Empire in East Africa | 1 |
| British Kenya (historical) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4810256 — 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: British East Africa Context triple: [East African High Commission, appliesToJurisdiction, British East Africa]
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German East Africa
German East Africa was a former German colonial territory in East Africa, encompassing present-day Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and parts of Mozambique, that existed from the late 19th century until the end of World War I.
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British South Africa
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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Rhodesia
Rhodesia was an unrecognized, white-minority-ruled state in southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979 in the territory of modern-day Zimbabwe.
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Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a mid-20th-century semi-autonomous colonial union in southern Africa that combined the territories of modern-day Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi under British rule.
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E.
Bechuanaland Protectorate
The Bechuanaland Protectorate was a British colonial territory in Southern Africa that existed from the late 19th century until it gained independence as the Republic of Botswana in 1966.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British East Africa Target entity description: British East Africa was a former British colonial territory in East Africa, primarily encompassing present-day Kenya and neighboring regions, administered under various imperial arrangements until the mid-20th century.
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A.
German East Africa
German East Africa was a former German colonial territory in East Africa, encompassing present-day Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and parts of Mozambique, that existed from the late 19th century until the end of World War I.
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B.
British South Africa
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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C.
Rhodesia
Rhodesia was an unrecognized, white-minority-ruled state in southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979 in the territory of modern-day Zimbabwe.
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D.
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a mid-20th-century semi-autonomous colonial union in southern Africa that combined the territories of modern-day Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi under British rule.
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E.
Bechuanaland Protectorate
The Bechuanaland Protectorate was a British colonial territory in Southern Africa that existed from the late 19th century until it gained independence as the Republic of Botswana in 1966.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial territory
ⓘ
former British colony ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonial Office of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Office of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency |
East African rupee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East African shilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cash-crop agriculture
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railway construction ⓘ trade in coffee ⓘ trade in tea ⓘ |
| endDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| endEvent | independence of Kenya ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupsAffected |
Kikuyu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luo NERFINISHED ⓘ Maasai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadGovernor |
Governor of Kenya Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Governor of the East Africa Protectorate ⓘ |
| hasPort | Mombasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailway | Uganda Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTerritoryOf |
British Somaliland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanganyika NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
ⓘ
East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
British colonial Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Imperial British East Africa Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| startDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| startEvent | establishment of the East Africa Protectorate ⓘ |
| successor |
Dominion of Kenya
NERFINISHED
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Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ United Republic of Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
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Subject: British East Africa Description of subject: British East Africa was a former British colonial territory in East Africa, primarily encompassing present-day Kenya and neighboring regions, administered under various imperial arrangements until the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (20)
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