British Central Africa Protectorate
GPTKB entity
Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
region
|
| gptkbp:area |
approximately 94,000 square miles
|
| gptkbp:capital |
Zomba
|
| gptkbp:climate |
Tropical climate
|
| gptkbp:culturalInfluence |
British_culture
Christian_missionary_activities African_traditions |
| gptkbp:currency |
gptkb:British_pound
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1907
|
| gptkbp:economicActivity |
Agriculture
Mining Trade |
| gptkbp:established |
1891
|
| gptkbp:geographicalFeature |
Africa
|
| gptkbp:governmentType |
colonial_administration
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Resistance against colonial rule
Colonial administration reforms Economic exploitation of resources Establishment of the protectorate Formation of the Nyasaland Protectorate |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
gptkb:Charter_of_the_British_Central_Africa_Protectorate
Census records Land grants and leases Reports on the administration of the protectorate Treaties with local chiefs part_of_the_Scramble_for_Africa |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British Central Africa Protectorate
|
| gptkbp:localGovernment |
gptkb:Sir_Harry_Johnston
|
| gptkbp:majorIndustry |
Ngoni
Chewa Yao |
| gptkbp:naturalResources |
Cotton
Gold Tobacco Copper Tea |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:John_Chilembwe
gptkb:Sir_Alfred_Sharpe gptkb:David_Livingstone gptkb:James_Stewart gptkb:Sir_Robert_Laws |
| gptkbp:officialLanguage |
English
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:British_Empire
|
| gptkbp:population |
approximately 1 million (1901)
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Nyasaland
|
| gptkbp:transportation |
Railways
Roads Rivers |