Komagata Maru
E491304
Komagata Maru was a Japanese steamship famous for its 1914 voyage carrying Indian immigrants to Canada, which became a landmark incident in the history of anti-Asian exclusion and colonial resistance.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese ship
ⓘ
steamship ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfPassengers | 376 ⓘ |
| arrivalDate | 1914-05-23 ⓘ |
| arrivalPort | Vancouver harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Budge Budge massacre ⓘ |
| carriedPassengers |
Hindu passengers
ⓘ
Indian immigrants ⓘ Muslim passengers ⓘ Sikh passengers ⓘ |
| carriedPassengersFrom |
British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Canadian memorials
ⓘ
Indian memorials ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| daysHeldOffshore | about 2 months ⓘ |
| deniedEntryBy | Canadian authorities ⓘ |
| departureDate | 1914-04-04 ⓘ |
| departureLocation |
British Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| departurePort | Hong Kong harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destination | Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forcedToRemainOffshore | Vancouver harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
landmark incident in global history of migration controls
ⓘ
symbol of resistance to racist immigration laws ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1914 voyage carrying Indian immigrants to Canada
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Komagata Maru incident NERFINISHED ⓘ role in history of anti-Asian exclusion in Canada ⓘ symbol of colonial resistance by Indians against British rule ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Gurdit Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderedToLeaveCanada | 1914-07-23 ⓘ |
| owner | Gurdit Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengersConfrontedBy |
British Indian police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Indian troops ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam-powered ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Komagata Maru incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canadian immigration restrictions on Asians
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Continuous Journey Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghadar movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-Asian racism in Canada ⓘ |
| returnArrivalDate | 1914-09-27 ⓘ |
| returnDestination |
Calcutta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnPort | Budge Budge, near Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stopoverLocation |
Moji, Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | challenging Canadian exclusion laws ⓘ |
| yearOfVoyage | 1914 ⓘ |
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