Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
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The Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was a British colonial entity in West Africa that unified several previously separate territories into what later became the modern nation-state of Nigeria.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T480403 — 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: Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria Context triple: [Northern Nigeria, wasMergedInto, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria]
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British Gold Coast
The British Gold Coast was a former British colony in West Africa, centered in present-day Ghana, that served as a major hub for trade and colonial administration until its independence as Ghana in 1957.
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B.
Mano River Union
The Mano River Union is a subregional organization in West Africa that promotes economic cooperation and regional integration among its member states.
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C.
Oyo Empire
The Oyo Empire was a powerful pre-colonial West African Yoruba state known for its sophisticated political system, cavalry-based military strength, and extensive regional trade influence.
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D.
Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
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British Solomon Islands Protectorate
The British Solomon Islands Protectorate was a former British colonial territory in the South Pacific that encompassed most of the Solomon Islands from the late 19th century until it gained independence as the modern state of Solomon Islands in 1978.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria Target entity description: The Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was a British colonial entity in West Africa that unified several previously separate territories into what later became the modern nation-state of Nigeria.
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A.
Bornu Empire
The Bornu Empire was a powerful West African state that succeeded the Kanem Empire and dominated the Lake Chad region for centuries through trans-Saharan trade, Islamic scholarship, and military strength.
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B.
British Gold Coast
The British Gold Coast was a former British colony in West Africa, centered in present-day Ghana, that served as a major hub for trade and colonial administration until its independence as Ghana in 1957.
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C.
Mano River Union
The Mano River Union is a subregional organization in West Africa that promotes economic cooperation and regional integration among its member states.
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D.
Oyo Empire
The Oyo Empire was a powerful pre-colonial West African Yoruba state known for its sophisticated political system, cavalry-based military strength, and extensive regional trade influence.
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E.
Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British protectorate
ⓘ
former British colony ⓘ historical political entity ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cameroon
ⓘ
surface form:
Cameroons
French West Africa ⓘ |
| capital | Lagos ⓘ |
| colonialAdministrationCenter | Lagos ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| colonialStatus | crown colony and protectorate ⓘ |
| containedEthnicGroup |
Fulani
ⓘ
Hausa ⓘ Igbo ⓘ Ijaw ⓘ Kanuri ⓘ Yoruba ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| currency | British West African pound ⓘ |
| endDate | 1960-10-01 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | amalgamation of the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria and the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria ⓘ |
| export |
cocoa
ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ palm oil ⓘ tin ⓘ |
| flag |
flag of British colonial Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of Nigeria under British rule
|
| governmentType | colonial administration ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | Monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| includedRegion |
Eastern Nigeria
ⓘ
Lagos Colony ⓘ Northern Nigeria ⓘ Western Nigeria ⓘ |
| independenceDate | 1960-10-01 ⓘ |
| independenceFrom | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| introducedSystem | indirect rule ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ |
| mainReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Protectorate of Northern Nigeria
|
| reasonForEnd | independence of Nigeria ⓘ |
| representativeOfHeadOfStateTitle | Governor ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| startDate | 1914-01-01 ⓘ |
| successor |
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Federation of Nigeria
Nigeria ⓘ |
| usedFor | resource extraction ⓘ |
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Subject: Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria Description of subject: The Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was a British colonial entity in West Africa that unified several previously separate territories into what later became the modern nation-state of Nigeria.
Referenced by (17)
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