Maji Maji Rebellion

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf revolutionary
gptkbp:casualties estimated 250,000-300,000 Africans died
gptkbp:cause resistance to German colonial rule
gptkbp:endDate 1907
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maji Maji Rebellion
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Kinjikitile_Ngwale
gptkbp:location gptkb:German_East_Africa
present-day Tanzania
gptkbp:namedAfter maji (Swahili for water)
gptkbp:notableEvent use of 'maji' as protective magic
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:German_Empire
indigenous African groups
gptkbp:relatedTo African resistance movements
German colonialism in Africa
history of Tanzania
gptkbp:result German victory
gptkbp:significance major anti-colonial uprising in Africa
gptkbp:startDate 1905
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_East_Africa
gptkb:German_colonial_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5