Transvaal Republic

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:History
gptkbp:area approximately 100,000 square miles
approximately 300,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borders gptkb:British_Bechuanaland
gptkb:Orange_Free_State
gptkb:Cape_Colony
gptkb:Natal_Colony
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Pretoria
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Anglo-Zulu_War
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkb:First_Boer_War
gptkbp:cultural_influence gptkb:Dutch_Reformed_Church
gptkb:Afrikaner_nationalism
Boer culture
gptkbp:currency gptkb:South_African_pound
Pound sterling
gptkbp:demographics Predominantly Afrikaner population
gptkbp:dissolved 1902
gptkbp:economic_activity gptkb:Agriculture
Manufacturing
Mining
gptkbp:education_system Dutch and Afrikaans schools
gptkbp:established 1852
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Transvaal_flag
Flag of the Transvaal
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:Drakensberg_Mountains
gptkb:Highveld
Bushveld
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Treaty_of_Vereeniging
Discovery of gold
Establishment of the Republic
Formation of the South African Republic
Annexation by Britain
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Second_Boer_War
Boer independence movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transvaal Republic
gptkbp:international_recognition Limited recognition
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Paul_Kruger
gptkb:Marthinus_W._Pretorius
gptkbp:legal_framework Roman-Dutch law
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Johannesburg
gptkb:Pretoria
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:Transvaal_Horse_Artillery
gptkb:Transvaal_State_Artillery
gptkbp:motto Eendracht maakt macht
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Pretoria
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Modder_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Colenso
gptkb:Battle_of_Magersfontein
gptkb:Battle_of_Paardeberg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spion_Kop
gptkb:Siege_of_Ladysmith
gptkb:Battle_of_Majuba_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Tugela_Heights
gptkb:Battle_of_Modder_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Klip_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Diamond_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Kroonstad
gptkb:Battle_of_Belmont
gptkb:Battle_of_Johannesburg
Battle of the Johannesburg
Battle of the Paardeberg
Battle of the Spion Kop
Battle of the Diamond Hill
Battle of the Magersfontein
Battle of the Kroonstad
Battle of the Colenso
Battle of the Pretoria
Battle of the Majuba Hill
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:J._B._M._Hertzog
gptkb:Jan_Smuts
gptkb:Hendrik_Verwoerd
gptkb:D._F._Malan
gptkb:Louis_Botha
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:Dutch
English
Afrikaans
gptkbp:population approximately 1 million (1890s)
approximately 1.5 million (1890s)
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Second_Anglo-Boer_War
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:South_African_Republic
gptkbp:president gptkb:Thomas_François_Burgers
gptkbp:second_president gptkb:Paul_Kruger
gptkbp:sport gptkb:rugby
gptkb:Cricket
Horse racing
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Transvaal_Colony
gptkb:Union_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:railway
Road network
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Pretoria_Convention
gptkb:Sand_River_Convention
gptkb:Treaty_of_Vereeniging
gptkbp:year_established 1852
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vorta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4