South African Republic (Transvaal)

South African Republic (Transvaal) was a state in South Africa and Namibia (Central and Southern Africa) that lasted from 1852 to 1902 CE, about 50 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Recognised by the Sand River Convention in 1852, the Transvaal threw off a British annexation in 1881. The Witwatersrand gold rush of 1886 drew British miners and capital, leading to the Second Boer War and annexation in 1902.

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Facts

Dates

1852 to 1902 CE

Duration

50 years

Type

State

Region

South Africa and Namibia, Central and Southern Africa

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Pretoria

Became

• Union of South Africa 1910 to 1961 CE

Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time

• 1879 Battle of Isandlwana
• 1885 Berlin Conference ends
• 1886 Witwatersrand gold rush
• 1896 Rinderpest sweeps southern Africa
• 1899 Second Boer War begins

Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa

• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE
• Zulu Kingdom 1816 to 1897 CE
• Congo Free State 1885 to 1908 CE
• Kingdom of Buganda c. 1300 to 1966 CE
• Bunyoro-Kitara c. 1400 to 1899 CE
• Portuguese Mozambique 1505 to 1975 CE
• Portuguese Angola 1575 to 1975 CE
• Luba Empire c. 1585 to 1889 CE
• Lunda Empire c. 1665 to 1887 CE
• Rozvi Empire c. 1660 to 1866 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe

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