Indian indenture system
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The Indian indenture system was a 19th- and early 20th-century labor scheme that transported millions of Indians to work on colonial plantations worldwide under long-term, often exploitative contracts following the abolition of slavery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Indian indenture system canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Indian indenture system Context triple: [Indian Arrival Day, relatedTo, Indian indenture system]
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Permanent Settlement of Bengal
The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was a late 18th-century land revenue system introduced by the British that fixed land taxes permanently and created a class of hereditary zamindar landlords, profoundly shaping Bengal’s agrarian and social structure.
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India Office Records
India Office Records is a major archival collection documenting the administration, trade, and activities of the British East India Company and the British government in India and Asia from the 17th to the 20th century.
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The History of British India
The History of British India is an early 19th-century, multi-volume historical and philosophical account of British rule in India that strongly influenced colonial policy and Victorian views of Indian society.
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Indians in South Africa
Indians in South Africa are a diverse community descended largely from 19th- and early 20th-century indentured laborers and traders from the Indian subcontinent, who have played a significant cultural, economic, and political role in South African society.
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British Sind
British Sind was a province of British India encompassing the Sindh region, administered separately under colonial rule before becoming part of modern Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Indian indenture system Target entity description: The Indian indenture system was a 19th- and early 20th-century labor scheme that transported millions of Indians to work on colonial plantations worldwide under long-term, often exploitative contracts following the abolition of slavery.
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A.
Permanent Settlement of Bengal
The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was a late 18th-century land revenue system introduced by the British that fixed land taxes permanently and created a class of hereditary zamindar landlords, profoundly shaping Bengal’s agrarian and social structure.
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B.
India Office Records
India Office Records is a major archival collection documenting the administration, trade, and activities of the British East India Company and the British government in India and Asia from the 17th to the 20th century.
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C.
The History of British India
The History of British India is an early 19th-century, multi-volume historical and philosophical account of British rule in India that strongly influenced colonial policy and Victorian views of Indian society.
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D.
Indians in South Africa
Indians in South Africa are a diverse community descended largely from 19th- and early 20th-century indentured laborers and traders from the Indian subcontinent, who have played a significant cultural, economic, and political role in South African society.
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E.
British Sind
British Sind was a province of British India encompassing the Sindh region, administered separately under colonial rule before becoming part of modern Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical phenomenon
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indentured labor system ⓘ labor migration system ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | formal ban on indentured emigration from India in 1917 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Empire
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Dutch colonial empire ⓘ French colonial empire ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
debt-like obligations
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harsh working conditions ⓘ high mortality rates ⓘ long-term contracts ⓘ low wages ⓘ racialized labor hierarchy ⓘ recruitment abuses ⓘ restricted mobility ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
colonial emigration records
ⓘ
plantation archives ⓘ ship passenger lists ⓘ |
| endCause |
Indian nationalist pressure
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changing economic conditions ⓘ humanitarian criticism ⓘ |
| endTime | 1920 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cocoa plantations
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rice cultivation ⓘ rubber plantations ⓘ sugar plantations ⓘ tea plantations ⓘ |
| followed | abolition of slavery in 1833 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
abolition of slavery in the British Empire
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demand for cheap plantation labor ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
creation of Indian South African community
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creation of Indo-Caribbean communities ⓘ creation of Indo-Fijian community ⓘ creation of Indo-Mauritian community ⓘ cultural hybridization in destination colonies ⓘ formation of large Indian diasporas ⓘ long-term racial and class stratification in colonies ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British authorities
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surface form:
British colonial authorities
Indian laborers ⓘ colonial plantation owners ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| mainDestination |
Myanmar
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surface form:
Burma
Caribbean ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
Suriname ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Guiana
East Africa ⓘ Fiji ⓘ French Guiana ⓘ Guadeloupe ⓘ British Guiana ⓘ
surface form:
Guyana
Federation of Malaya ⓘ
surface form:
Malaya
Martinique ⓘ Mauritius ⓘ Natal ⓘ Colony of Natal ⓘ
surface form:
Natal Colony
Réunion ⓘ
surface form:
Reunion Island
South Africa ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Suriname ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleInvolved |
about 1.2 million
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over 1 million ⓘ over 2 million including unofficial migrations ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Indian nationalism ⓘ
surface form:
Indian nationalists
Indian social reformers ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| partOf |
global history of labor migration
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history of the Indian diaspora ⓘ post-emancipation labor systems ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
British India
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People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Bangladesh
present-day India ⓘ present-day Pakistan ⓘ |
| recruitmentRegion |
Bengal Presidency
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Bihar ⓘ Central Provinces ⓘ Madras Presidency ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
post-slavery labor regime
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quasi-slavery ⓘ system of unfree labor ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Indian Emigration Act 1842
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Indian Emigration Act 1842 ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Emigration Act 1864
Indian Emigration Act 1883 ⓘ |
| replaced | slave labor on many plantations ⓘ |
| startTime | 1834 ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | succeeded Atlantic slavery in many colonies ⓘ |
| typicalContractDuration |
10 years
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5 years ⓘ |
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Subject: Indian indenture system Description of subject: The Indian indenture system was a 19th- and early 20th-century labor scheme that transported millions of Indians to work on colonial plantations worldwide under long-term, often exploitative contracts following the abolition of slavery.
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