Transvaal independence movement
E370401
The Transvaal independence movement was a late 19th-century Boer nationalist struggle to restore the South African Republic’s sovereignty from British imperial rule.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boer uprisings in Transvaal | 1 |
| Transvaal independence movement canonical | 1 |
| Transvaal uprising of 1880 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3580744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Transvaal independence movement Context triple: [Battle of Majuba Hill, associatedWith, Transvaal independence movement]
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Murder of Piet Retief
The Murder of Piet Retief was a pivotal 1838 killing of the Voortrekker leader and his delegation by Zulu King Dingane, an event that dramatically escalated conflict during the Great Trek in South Africa.
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Basuto Wars
The Basuto Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in southern Africa between the Basotho people and neighboring Boer republics, primarily over land and political control.
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Xhosa cattle-killing movement
The Xhosa cattle-killing movement was a mid-19th-century millenarian prophecy-led movement among the Xhosa that called for the mass slaughter of cattle and destruction of crops in the belief it would bring about the resurrection of ancestors and the expulsion of colonial settlers, ultimately resulting in a devastating famine.
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First Matabele War
The First Matabele War was an 1893–1894 colonial conflict in what is now Zimbabwe, in which British-led forces defeated the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom and paved the way for white settler control of the region.
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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: Transvaal independence movement Target entity description: The Transvaal independence movement was a late 19th-century Boer nationalist struggle to restore the South African Republic’s sovereignty from British imperial rule.
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A.
Murder of Piet Retief
The Murder of Piet Retief was a pivotal 1838 killing of the Voortrekker leader and his delegation by Zulu King Dingane, an event that dramatically escalated conflict during the Great Trek in South Africa.
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B.
Basuto Wars
The Basuto Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in southern Africa between the Basotho people and neighboring Boer republics, primarily over land and political control.
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C.
Xhosa cattle-killing movement
The Xhosa cattle-killing movement was a mid-19th-century millenarian prophecy-led movement among the Xhosa that called for the mass slaughter of cattle and destruction of crops in the belief it would bring about the resurrection of ancestors and the expulsion of colonial settlers, ultimately resulting in a devastating famine.
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D.
First Matabele War
The First Matabele War was an 1893–1894 colonial conflict in what is now Zimbabwe, in which British-led forces defeated the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom and paved the way for white settler control of the region.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boer nationalist movement
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independence movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ |
| country | South African Republic ⓘ |
| endTime | 1881 ⓘ |
| followedBy | tensions leading to the Second Boer War ⓘ |
| goal |
end of British annexation of Transvaal
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restoration of South African Republic independence ⓘ self-determination for Boer population of Transvaal ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Boer dissatisfaction with British administration
ⓘ
British Empire in South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
British annexation of the South African Republic
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| hasEffect |
establishment of the South African Republic as a de facto independent Boer state after 1881
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strengthening of Afrikaner national consciousness ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Boer resistance to British annexation of Transvaal (1877–1881)
ⓘ
First Boer War ⓘ |
| ideology |
Afrikaner republicanism
ⓘ
Boer nationalism ⓘ |
| language |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ |
| location |
South Africa
ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ Transvaal ⓘ |
| mainSubject | South African Republic sovereignty ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Army
ⓘ
British colonial administration in the Transvaal ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British Empire
ⓘ
British imperial rule ⓘ |
| participant |
Afrikaners
ⓘ
surface form:
Boers
South African Republic government-in-exile leaders ⓘ Boer forces ⓘ
surface form:
Transvaal burghers
|
| partOf |
Boer resistance to British rule in Southern Africa
ⓘ
history of British imperialism in Africa ⓘ history of the South African Republic ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Calvinist Protestantism among Boers ⓘ |
| result |
Pretoria Convention
ⓘ
surface form:
Pretoria Convention (1881)
recognition of Boer self-government under British suzerainty ⓘ restoration of limited independence to the South African Republic ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Bronkhorstspruit
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Battle of Laing's Nek ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Laing’s Nek (1881)
Battle of Majuba Hill ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Majuba Hill (1881)
Battle of Schuinshoogte (Ingogo) (1881) ⓘ British annexation of the Transvaal in 1877 ⓘ Siege of Pretoria ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Pretoria (1880–1881)
Transvaal independence movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Transvaal uprising of 1880
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| startTime | 1877 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Transvaal independence movement Description of subject: The Transvaal independence movement was a late 19th-century Boer nationalist struggle to restore the South African Republic’s sovereignty from British imperial rule.
Referenced by (3)
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