Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_events
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Changes in local governance
Destruction of Benin City Displacement of Benin people Establishment of British control over the region |
| gptkbp:artistic_vision |
Films depicting the battle
Literature about the event |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Benin_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
Cultural festivals in Nigeria
Memorials in Benin City |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Looting of Benin artifacts
Impact on Benin culture and society |
| gptkbp:date |
1897
|
| gptkbp:educational_value |
Study of colonial history
Understanding of African resistance movements |
| gptkbp:has_implications_for |
Calls for restitution of artifacts
Debates on colonial legacy |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Examination of military strategies
Impact on British military policy |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the Scramble for Africa
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Interpretations of resistance
Discussions on imperialism |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
gptkb:Benin_Bronzes
gptkb:Historical_relics_of_the_Benin_Kingdom British military records Nigerian historical texts |
| gptkbp:historical_figures |
Benin oral traditions
Various British accounts |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Symbol of colonial oppression
Example of resistance against colonial rule |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Benin City
|
| gptkbp:international_response |
Criticism of British imperialism
Support for Benin resistance |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Controversy over colonialism
Reparations discussions for looted artifacts |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Benin_City
|
| gptkbp:military_unit |
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Navy |
| gptkbp:narrative |
Different perspectives on the event
Impact on Nigerian history |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Sir_Harry_Rawson
gptkb:Oba_Ovonramwen_Nogbaisi |
| gptkbp:political_impact |
Shift in power dynamics in West Africa
|
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Benin_Expedition_of_1897
Colonial wars in Africa |
| gptkbp:result |
British victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Colonial expansion in Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of trade routes
Access to resources in the region |
| gptkbp:tactics_used |
Guerrilla warfare by Benin forces
Military technology superiority |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Nigerian_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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