British Cape Colony
British Cape Colony was a colony in South Africa and Namibia (Central and Southern Africa) that lasted from 1806 to 1910 CE, about 104 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).
Britain took the Cape for good in 1806 and abolished slavery in 1834, one cause of the Great Trek. Diamonds at Kimberley and a property-based franchise open to all races marked its later decades before union in 1910.
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Facts
- Dates
- 1806 to 1910 CE
- Duration
- 104 years
- Type
- Colony
- Region
- South Africa and Namibia, Central and Southern Africa
- Language family
- Germanic
- Capital
- Cape Town
Came from
Became
Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time
- Shaka becomes Zulu king
- The Great Trek begins
- Battle of Isandlwana
- Berlin Conference ends
- Witwatersrand gold rush
- Rinderpest sweeps southern Africa
- Second Boer War begins
- Herero and Nama genocide
Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Zulu Kingdom
- Congo Free State
- Kingdom of Buganda
- Bunyoro-Kitara
- Portuguese Mozambique
- Portuguese Angola
- Luba Empire
- Kingdom of Imerina
- Lunda Empire
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Mughal Empire
- Portuguese Brazil
- New Spain
- Viceroyalty of Peru
- Qing dynasty
Questions
When did British Cape Colony exist?
1806 to 1910 CE, about 104 years.
Where was British Cape Colony?
South Africa and Namibia, in Central and Southern Africa. Its capital was Cape Town.
What language did British Cape Colony speak?
Germanic. This family includes Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse.
What came before British Cape Colony?
Dutch Cape Colony.
What came after British Cape Colony?
Union of South Africa.