Difaqane
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Difaqane is a period of widespread warfare, migration, and social upheaval in early 19th-century southern Africa that reshaped the region’s political and demographic landscape.
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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migration-related event ⓘ social upheaval ⓘ warfare-related event ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
period preceding large-scale European colonization of the interior
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precolonial southern African history ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1840 ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Difaquane
NERFINISHED
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Lifaqane NERFINISHED ⓘ Mfecane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
competition for resources
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drought and environmental stress ⓘ expansion of powerful chiefdoms ⓘ military innovations among Nguni-speaking groups ⓘ population pressure ⓘ regional trade disruptions ⓘ |
| hasDebate |
extent of Shaka’s responsibility for the upheavals
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role of European trade and firearms in causing the conflicts ⓘ scale of population loss and destruction ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of larger chiefdoms
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depopulation of some regions ⓘ displacement of communities ⓘ formation of new states ⓘ intensification of slave raiding in some areas ⓘ mass migrations ⓘ reconfiguration of political boundaries ⓘ repopulation of other regions ⓘ widespread warfare ⓘ |
| involves |
Griqua groups
NERFINISHED
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Hlubi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kololo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ndebele people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nguni-speaking peoples ⓘ Ngwane people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sotho people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sotho-Tswana peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Swazi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tswana people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zulu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Sesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Highveld
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interior of southern Africa ⓘ present-day Botswana ⓘ present-day Eswatini NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Lesotho ⓘ present-day South Africa ⓘ present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Moshoeshoe I
NERFINISHED
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Mzilikazi kaMashobane NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebetwane NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaka kaSenzangakhona NERFINISHED ⓘ Sobhuza I of Swaziland NERFINISHED ⓘ Zwide kaLanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursIn | southern Africa ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
dispersal of Nguni groups across southern and central Africa
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formation of the Basotho kingdom under Moshoeshoe I ⓘ formation of the Ndebele kingdom in present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ northward migration of the Kololo into present-day Zambia ⓘ rise of the Zulu Kingdom ⓘ |
| startTime |
circa 1815
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
African history
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colonial and precolonial studies ⓘ migration studies ⓘ military history ⓘ |
| termMeaning |
crushing
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forced migration ⓘ |
| timePeriodCategory | 19th century in Africa ⓘ |
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