Great Māhele land division
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The Great Māhele land division was an 1848 legal reform in the Hawaiian Kingdom that radically restructured traditional land tenure by privatizing and redistributing lands among the monarchy, chiefs, and commoners.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Māhele land division canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Great Māhele land division Context triple: [aliʻi (chiefly) system, transformedBy, Great Māhele land division]
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Taika Reforms
The Taika Reforms were a series of 7th-century political and administrative changes in Japan that centralized imperial power and laid the foundations for a more bureaucratic state modeled partly on Chinese systems.
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Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands
The Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands was a temporary Polish civil authority established during the Polish–Soviet War to govern territories in the eastern borderlands under Polish control.
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Kaiapoi
Kaiapoi is a town in the Waimakariri District of Canterbury, New Zealand, known historically as a river port and service center for the surrounding rural area.
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Unassigned Lands
Unassigned Lands were a central region in present-day Oklahoma that, unlike surrounding areas reserved for specific tribes, was opened to non-Native settlement in the late 19th century, notably through the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889.
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Land Ordinance of 1785
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a foundational U.S. law that established the systematic surveying, division, and sale of western lands, shaping the grid-based layout of much of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Great Māhele land division Target entity description: The Great Māhele land division was an 1848 legal reform in the Hawaiian Kingdom that radically restructured traditional land tenure by privatizing and redistributing lands among the monarchy, chiefs, and commoners.
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A.
Taika Reforms
The Taika Reforms were a series of 7th-century political and administrative changes in Japan that centralized imperial power and laid the foundations for a more bureaucratic state modeled partly on Chinese systems.
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B.
Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands
The Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands was a temporary Polish civil authority established during the Polish–Soviet War to govern territories in the eastern borderlands under Polish control.
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C.
Kaiapoi
Kaiapoi is a town in the Waimakariri District of Canterbury, New Zealand, known historically as a river port and service center for the surrounding rural area.
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D.
Unassigned Lands
Unassigned Lands were a central region in present-day Oklahoma that, unlike surrounding areas reserved for specific tribes, was opened to non-Native settlement in the late 19th century, notably through the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889.
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E.
Land Ordinance of 1785
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a foundational U.S. law that established the systematic surveying, division, and sale of western lands, shaping the grid-based layout of much of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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land reform ⓘ legal reform ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
aligning Hawaiian land law with Western legal concepts
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clarifying land titles ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Mahele
NERFINISHED
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Māhele of 1848 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Hawaiian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyDetail | implemented through a series of land awards and divisions beginning in 1848 ⓘ |
| country | Hawaiian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Hawaiian Kingdom land commission records
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Hawaiian Kingdom statutes ⓘ |
| followedBy |
economic transformation of Hawaii
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increased foreign acquisition of Hawaiian lands ⓘ |
| follows | traditional Hawaiian land tenure system ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of fee simple land titles
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diminished control of aliʻi over land ⓘ dispossession of many Native Hawaiian commoners ⓘ division of crown lands and government lands ⓘ establishment of kuleana awards for commoners ⓘ facilitation of foreign land ownership in Hawaii ⓘ legal recognition of private property in land ⓘ privatization of land in the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ redistribution of land among monarchy, chiefs, and commoners ⓘ restructuring of traditional land tenure in Hawaii ⓘ |
| hasPart |
division of lands between the king and aliʻi
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subsequent kuleana claims process ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Western property law
NERFINISHED
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missionary legal advisors in Hawaii ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Hawaiian ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Hawaiian Kingdom land commission principles
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Kuleana Act of 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Hawaiian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Hawaii
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legal history of the Hawaiian Kingdom ⓘ |
| replaces | communal land tenure under the ahupuaʻa system ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Gerrit P. Judd
NERFINISHED
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Kamehameha III NERFINISHED ⓘ Land Commission members of the Hawaiian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ William Charles Lunalilo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1848 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
Native Hawaiian rights
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colonialism and dispossession ⓘ land tenure ⓘ |
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Subject: Great Māhele land division Description of subject: The Great Māhele land division was an 1848 legal reform in the Hawaiian Kingdom that radically restructured traditional land tenure by privatizing and redistributing lands among the monarchy, chiefs, and commoners.
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