British Protectorate of Uganda
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The British Protectorate of Uganda was a colonial territory in East Africa under British rule from the late 19th century until its independence in 1962, forming the basis of the modern state of Uganda.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8585732 — 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: British Protectorate of Uganda Context triple: [Buganda, colonialRelationship, British Protectorate of Uganda]
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British East Africa
British East Africa was a former British colonial territory in East Africa, primarily encompassing present-day Kenya and neighboring regions, administered under various imperial arrangements until the mid-20th century.
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British Tanganyika
British Tanganyika was the British-administered mandate and later trust territory in East Africa that governed the region of present-day mainland Tanzania between World War I and independence.
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Kingdom of Buganda
The Kingdom of Buganda is a powerful and historically influential Bantu monarchy in present-day Uganda that played a central role in the region’s precolonial politics and its encounters with European colonial powers.
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Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a mid-20th-century semi-autonomous colonial union in southern Africa that combined the territories of modern-day Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi under British rule.
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Bechuanaland Protectorate
The Bechuanaland Protectorate was a British colonial territory in Southern Africa that existed from the late 19th century until it gained independence as the Republic of Botswana in 1966.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British Protectorate of Uganda Target entity description: The British Protectorate of Uganda was a colonial territory in East Africa under British rule from the late 19th century until its independence in 1962, forming the basis of the modern state of Uganda.
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A.
British East Africa
British East Africa was a former British colonial territory in East Africa, primarily encompassing present-day Kenya and neighboring regions, administered under various imperial arrangements until the mid-20th century.
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B.
British Tanganyika
British Tanganyika was the British-administered mandate and later trust territory in East Africa that governed the region of present-day mainland Tanzania between World War I and independence.
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C.
Kingdom of Buganda
The Kingdom of Buganda is a powerful and historically influential Bantu monarchy in present-day Uganda that played a central role in the region’s precolonial politics and its encounters with European colonial powers.
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D.
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a mid-20th-century semi-autonomous colonial union in southern Africa that combined the territories of modern-day Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi under British rule.
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E.
Bechuanaland Protectorate
The Bechuanaland Protectorate was a British colonial territory in Southern Africa that existed from the late 19th century until it gained independence as the Republic of Botswana in 1966.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former British protectorate ⓘ |
| capital | Entebbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Coat of arms of the Uganda Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Ankole
NERFINISHED
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Buganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Bunyoro NERFINISHED ⓘ Busoga NERFINISHED ⓘ Toro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency |
East African rupee
NERFINISHED
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East African shilling ⓘ |
| endCause | independence of Uganda ⓘ |
| endTime | 1962 ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of the Uganda Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | British colonial protectorate administration ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Baganda
NERFINISHED
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Banyankole NERFINISHED ⓘ Banyoro NERFINISHED ⓘ Basoga NERFINISHED ⓘ Batoro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
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East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Buganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
British East Africa (informal regional grouping)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Buganda Kingdom (as an independent polity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Islam ⓘ |
| sharesBorderWith |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
NERFINISHED
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Belgian Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ German East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
construction of the Uganda Railway (terminus in the protectorate)
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signing of the 1900 Buganda Agreement ⓘ |
| significantLake | Lake Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantRiver | Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1894 ⓘ |
| todayPartOf | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: British Protectorate of Uganda Description of subject: The British Protectorate of Uganda was a colonial territory in East Africa under British rule from the late 19th century until its independence in 1962, forming the basis of the modern state of Uganda.
Referenced by (10)
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