Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia
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Anthem "God save the King/Queen" |
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| Capital | Kalomo (1899-1907), Livingstone (1907-1911) | |||||||||
| Languages | English (official) Nyanja, Bemba, Tonga and Lozi widely spoken |
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| Government | Colonial administration | |||||||||
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| • | 1899–1901 | Victoria | ||||||||
| • | 1901–1910 | Edward VII | ||||||||
| • | 1910-1911 | George V | ||||||||
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| • | 1900–1907 (first) | Robert Thorne Coryndon | ||||||||
| • | 1907-1908 | Robert Edward Codrington | ||||||||
| • | 1909-1911 (last) | Lawrence Aubrey Wallace | ||||||||
| Historical era | late 19th & early 20th century | |||||||||
| • | Established | 28 November 1899 | ||||||||
| • | Amalgamated with North-Eastern Rhodesia as Northern Rhodesia |
17 August 1911 |
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| Currency | Southern Rhodesian pound | |||||||||
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| Today part of |
 Zambia
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Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa formed in 1899. It encompassed North-Western Rhodesia and Barotseland.
The protectorate was administered under charter by the British South Africa Company. It was the largest of what were colloquially referred to as the three Rhodesian protectorates, the other two being Southern Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia. It was amalgamated with North-Eastern Rhodesia, another territory administered by the British South Africa Company, to form Northern Rhodesia in 1911.
In 1890 the British South Africa Company signed a treaty with King Lewanika of the Barotse, the most powerful traditional ruler in the Barotse territory. King Lewanika signed the treaty because he was fearful of attack from the Portuguese (in Angola to the west) and from the Ndebele (Matabele) to the east and so wished to have British protection.
The treaty did not confer protectorate status on the territory, as only the British government could confer that status. Nonetheless, the charter gave the Barotse territory protection while conferring on the Company rights over the territory's minerals as well as trading rights.
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