Abeokuta wars
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The Abeokuta wars were 19th-century conflicts in what is now southwestern Nigeria, in which the Egba people defended the city of Abeokuta against repeated attacks from neighboring powers such as the Dahomey kingdom.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abeokuta wars canonical | 1 |
| Dahomey–Egba wars | 1 |
| Egba wars of the 19th century | 1 |
| First Dahomey–Egba war | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Abeokuta wars Context triple: [Egba, associatedWith, Abeokuta wars]
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Niger Delta conflict
The Niger Delta conflict is a long-running struggle in southern Nigeria involving militant groups, local communities, the government, and oil companies over resource control, environmental degradation, and political marginalization in the oil-rich region.
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Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
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Battle of Gabon
The Battle of Gabon was a 1940 World War II campaign in French Equatorial Africa in which Free French and Allied forces seized control of Vichy-held Gabon, consolidating Free French authority in central Africa.
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Mahdist War
The Mahdist War was a late 19th-century Islamic rebellion and conflict in Sudan against Egyptian and British rule, led by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi and his successors.
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E.
Xhosa Wars
The Xhosa Wars were a series of 19th-century frontier conflicts in South Africa between the Xhosa peoples and European colonial powers, primarily the British, over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Abeokuta wars Target entity description: The Abeokuta wars were 19th-century conflicts in what is now southwestern Nigeria, in which the Egba people defended the city of Abeokuta against repeated attacks from neighboring powers such as the Dahomey kingdom.
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A.
Niger Delta conflict
The Niger Delta conflict is a long-running struggle in southern Nigeria involving militant groups, local communities, the government, and oil companies over resource control, environmental degradation, and political marginalization in the oil-rich region.
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B.
Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Battle of Gabon
The Battle of Gabon was a 1940 World War II campaign in French Equatorial Africa in which Free French and Allied forces seized control of Vichy-held Gabon, consolidating Free French authority in central Africa.
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D.
Mahdist War
The Mahdist War was a late 19th-century Islamic rebellion and conflict in Sudan against Egyptian and British rule, led by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi and his successors.
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E.
Xhosa Wars
The Xhosa Wars were a series of 19th-century frontier conflicts in South Africa between the Xhosa peoples and European colonial powers, primarily the British, over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
King Ghezo of Dahomey
ⓘ
King Glele ⓘ
surface form:
King Glele of Dahomey
|
| attackers |
Kingdom of Dahomey
ⓘ
other neighboring Yoruba polities ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Dahomey
ⓘ
surface form:
Dahomey kings
Egba council of chiefs ⓘ
surface form:
Egba chiefs
|
| conflictType | series of wars ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| defenders | Egba people ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Yoruba–Fon relations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dahomey attack on Abeokuta in 1851
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Dahomey attack on Abeokuta in 1864 ⓘ Abeokuta wars self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
First Dahomey–Egba war
Second Franco-Dahomean War ⓘ
surface form:
Second Dahomey–Egba war
|
| historicalRegion | Kingdom of Dahomey ⓘ |
| impact |
limitation of Dahomey expansion inland
ⓘ
strengthening of Egba political cohesion ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroup |
Egba
ⓘ
Fon ⓘ |
| languageContext | Yoruba language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Abeokuta
ⓘ
Western Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
Yorubaland ⓘ |
| mainParticipants | Egba people ⓘ |
| militaryStrategy | defensive warfare behind city fortifications ⓘ |
| notableFor | successful defense of Abeokuta against Dahomey ⓘ |
| opponent | Dahomey army ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century West African conflicts
ⓘ
Yoruba internecine wars ⓘ |
| primaryCause |
regional power rivalry
ⓘ
slave-raiding and control of trade routes ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Abeokuta wars
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dahomey–Egba wars
Yoruba wars ⓘ |
| result |
Egba defensive victories
ⓘ
repulsion of Dahomey attacks ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Abeokuta city walls
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Ogun River region ⓘ |
| startTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | c. 1840s–1860s ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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