British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland

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British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland was a period of chartered company colonial administration in what is now western Zimbabwe, following the conquest of the Ndebele kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chartered company colonial administration
historical period
administeredBy British South Africa Company
appliesToCurrentCountry Zimbabwe
appliesToTerritory Matabeleland
capital Bulawayo
colonialPower United Kingdom
colonialType company rule
country Company rule in Rhodesia
economicBasis land alienation
mineral concessions
endDate 1923
endEvent establishment of Southern Rhodesia as a self-governing colony
followedBy Southern Rhodesia
linked to: Rhodesia
followedConquestOf Kingdom of Matabeleland
linked to: Kingdom of Matabele

Ndebele Kingdom
governedAsPartOf British South Africa Company rule in Rhodesia
introducedSystem European-style land tenure
forced labour practices
hut tax
languageOfAdministration English
legalBasis Royal Charter of the British South Africa Company
locatedInPresentDayRegion western Zimbabwe
notableIndigenousLeaderOpposed Lobengula
Mlimo
notableLeaderOnColonialSide Cecil Rhodes
Leander Starr Jameson
partOf British colonial expansion in Southern Africa
history of Zimbabwe
precededBy Ndebele Kingdom
rule of King Lobengula
resultedIn dispossession of African landholders
entrenchment of settler colonialism in Matabeleland
integration of Matabeleland into Southern Rhodesia
significantConflict First Matabele War
Matabeleland Rebellion of 1896–1897
linked to: Second Matabele War

Second Matabele War
significantEthnicGroupAffected Ndebele people
Shona people
startDate 1893
startEvent First Matabele War
defeat of King Lobengula
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century

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House of Khumalo successorPolity British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland
Southern Rhodesia Constitution replaced British South Africa Company rule in Southern Rhodesia
linked to: British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland
British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland governedAsPartOf British South Africa Company rule in Rhodesia
linked to: British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland
Rhodes’s indaba in the Matopos Hills relatedTo British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland
Crown colony of Southern Rhodesia precededBy Company rule in Rhodesia
linked to: British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland
Crown colony of Southern Rhodesia precededBy British South Africa Company administration in Southern Rhodesia
linked to: British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland