Shepstone system of native administration
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The Shepstone system of native administration was a 19th-century colonial governance model in southern Africa that sought to control African populations through indirect rule via traditional chiefs under British authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shepstone system of native administration canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial governance system
ⓘ
indirect rule system ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
controlling African populations
ⓘ
maintaining colonial order ⓘ minimizing direct administrative costs ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Natal Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedToGroup |
Zulu people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other African communities in Natal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | African populations ⓘ |
| basedOn |
recognition of customary authority
ⓘ
segregated legal systems ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
centralized colonial oversight
ⓘ
local customary implementation ⓘ paternalistic ideology ⓘ |
| colonialPower | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
entrenching colonial domination
ⓘ
manipulating traditional authority structures ⓘ |
| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| feature |
appointment of chiefs by colonial authorities
ⓘ
collection of taxes through chiefs ⓘ control of African mobility ⓘ obligation of chiefs to support colonial policies ⓘ regulation of land tenure ⓘ use of customary law under colonial supervision ⓘ |
| governanceMethod | rule through traditional chiefs ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
institutionalization of ethnic and tribal identities
ⓘ
limitation of African political autonomy ⓘ reinforcement of chiefly hierarchies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | high imperialism ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Theophilus Shepstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1840s ⓘ |
| influenced |
South African segregationist policies
ⓘ
later systems of indirect rule in Africa ⓘ |
| legalStatus | colonial administrative policy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Theophilus Shepstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some African leaders ⓘ |
| partOf | British colonial native administration policies ⓘ |
| positionOfImplementer | Secretary for Native Affairs in Natal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | KwaZulu-Natal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
scholarship on indirect rule
ⓘ
studies in colonial administration ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | British colonial authority ⓘ |
| uses | indirect rule ⓘ |
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