Statements (45)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical battle
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gptkbp:aftermath |
increased_German_military_presence
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gptkbp:casualties |
estimated 250,000 deaths
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gptkbp:causedBy |
opposition to colonial rule
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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
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gptkbp:duration |
approximately 2 years
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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
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gptkbp:impact |
inspired future anti-colonial movements
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gptkbp:involved |
concentration camps
use of scorched earth tactics deployment of reinforcements |
gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:Maji_Maji_leaders
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gptkbp:legacy |
remains a symbol of anti-colonial struggle
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:German_East_Africa
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gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Chief_Mkwawa
gptkb:Chief_Kinjikitile_Ngwale Chief_Ngwale |
gptkbp:outcome |
suppression of the rebellion
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gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Maji_Maji_War
gptkb:Herero_and_Namaqua_Genocide African_resistance_movements Tanzania's_independence_movement |
gptkbp:result |
German_victory
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gptkbp:significance |
one of the first major uprisings against colonialism in Africa
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gptkbp:tactics |
hit-and-run tactics
ambushes sabotage of supply lines |
gptkbp:type |
guerrilla warfare
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