Cattle-Killing Movement (1856–1857)
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
increased British control over Xhosa lands
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Xhosa_Cattle-Killing_Movement
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| gptkbp:cause |
prophecy by Nongqawuse
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:South_Africa
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| gptkbp:endDate |
1857
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| gptkbp:estimatedCattleKilled |
~400,000
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cattle-Killing Movement (1856–1857)
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Eastern_Cape
gptkb:Cape_Colony |
| gptkbp:mainFigure |
gptkb:Mhlakaza
gptkb:Nongqawuse |
| gptkbp:nature |
gptkb:millenarian_movement
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| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Xhosa_people
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| gptkbp:prophecyContent |
killing cattle and destroying crops would bring ancestors to drive out colonists
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Xhosa_Wars
gptkb:British_colonialism |
| gptkbp:result |
mass starvation
collapse of Xhosa society death of tens of thousands of Xhosa |
| gptkbp:significance |
major demographic and social impact on Xhosa people
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| gptkbp:startDate |
1856
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| gptkbp:victim |
~40,000
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Xhosa_people
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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