Indirect rule

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Governance system
gptkbp:contrastsWith Direct rule
gptkbp:criticizedFor Causing ethnic divisions
Entrenching traditional elites
Hindering modernization
gptkbp:dependsOn Traditional institutions
Local rulers
gptkbp:feature Colonial power governs through local leaders
Limited direct intervention
Preserves existing power structures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indirect rule
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Frederick_Lugard
gptkbp:period 19th century
20th century
gptkbp:purpose Maintain colonial control
Minimize resistance
Reduce administrative costs
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:French_Empire
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:India
gptkb:Malaya
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Uganda
gptkb:Northern_Nigeria
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:colonial_Nigeria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5