Griqua polity around Kimberley
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The Griqua polity around Kimberley was a 19th-century semi-autonomous Griqua-ruled territory in what is now South Africa’s Northern Cape, centered on the diamond-rich area later known as Griqualand West.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Griqua-ruled territory
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historical polity ⓘ semi-autonomous territory ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegionName | Griqualand West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithResource | diamonds ⓘ |
| centeredOn | diamond-rich area later known as Griqualand West ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
European settlers in surrounding areas
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Griqua population ⓘ other African groups in the region ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInPower | Griqua people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Griqua leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalOrCoreArea | Kimberley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | control of diamond-bearing lands in 19th-century southern Africa ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Afrikaans
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Dutch ⓘ Griqua varieties of Khoekhoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionNowIn | Northern Cape Province of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Cape
NERFINISHED
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South Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | broader Griqua polities in southern Africa ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-autonomous under regional colonial powers ⓘ |
| precededBy | precolonial Griqua communities in the interior of southern Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Griqualand West
NERFINISHED
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Kimberley diamond fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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