Battle of Maji Maji

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gptkbp:instanceOf historical battle
gptkbp:aftermath increased_German_military_presence
gptkbp:casualties estimated 250,000 deaths
gptkbp:causedBy opposition to colonial rule
gptkbp:celebrates cultural events
historical studies
memorials_in_Tanzania
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:Maji_Maji_rebels
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of resistance
unification of various tribes
gptkbp:date 1905-1907
gptkbp:duration approximately 2 years
gptkbp:historicalPeriod academic research
documentaries
anthropological studies
historical fiction
oral histories
government documents
newspaper articles
biographies of leaders
memoirs of participants
colonial_records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Maji Maji
gptkbp:impact inspired future anti-colonial movements
gptkbp:involved concentration camps
use of scorched earth tactics
deployment of reinforcements
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Maji_Maji_leaders
gptkbp:legacy remains a symbol of anti-colonial struggle
gptkbp:location gptkb:German_East_Africa
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Chief_Mkwawa
gptkb:Chief_Kinjikitile_Ngwale
Chief_Ngwale
gptkbp:outcome suppression of the rebellion
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Maji_Maji_War
gptkb:Herero_and_Namaqua_Genocide
African_resistance_movements
Tanzania's_independence_movement
gptkbp:result German_victory
gptkbp:significance one of the first major uprisings against colonialism in Africa
gptkbp:tactics hit-and-run tactics
ambushes
sabotage of supply lines
gptkbp:type guerrilla warfare