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Bambatha Rebellion

1906 CE

A Zulu uprising against British poll taxes was brutally suppressed. The young Mohandas Gandhi served as a stretcher-bearer during the conflict, an experience that deepened his commitment to nonviolence.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Zulu rebels (Chief Bambatha)
  • British Natal Colony

Key moments

Defining events in the Bambatha Rebellion.

  1. 1906 Battle of Mome Gorge

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

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Taï National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

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Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

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1899 CE – 1920 CE

Landmark · Africa

Rwenzori Mountains

3000 BCE – still standing

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Angola

Attested 1815 CE – 2026 CE

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Herero and Nama War

1904 CE – 1908 CE

Landmark · Africa

Serengeti National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Morocco

Founded 789 CE · attested to 2026 CE

And in the rest of the world

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