Bonjol region

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The Bonjol region is a historical area in West Sumatra, Indonesia, known as a key battleground and stronghold during the early 19th-century Padri War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bonjol region canonical 1
Padri state of Bonjol 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical area ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
associatedWith Dutch East Indies army ⓘ
Padri forces ⓘ
linked to: Padri

Tuanku Imam Bonjol ⓘ
colonialContext Dutch colonial expansion ⓘ
conflict Padri War ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Minangkabau culture ⓘ
linked to: Minangkabau
historicalEvent siege of Bonjol ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfSignificance early 19th century ⓘ
knownFor Padri War ⓘ
legacy site of national historical memory in Indonesia ⓘ
symbol of anti-colonial resistance in West Sumatra ⓘ
locatedIn West Sumatra ⓘ
locatedOnIsland Sumatra ⓘ
partOf Indonesian historical heritage ⓘ
Minangkabau region ⓘ
linked to: Minangkabau
presentDayAdministrativeContext Pasaman Regency ⓘ
presentDayProvince West Sumatra Province ⓘ
linked to: West Sumatra
religiousContext Islamic reform movement ⓘ
roleInConflict key battleground in the Padri War ⓘ
stronghold in the Padri War ⓘ
strategicImportance control of inland trade routes ⓘ
mountainous interior position ⓘ
timeOfMajorMilitaryActivity circa 1820s–1830s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Padri War → hasTheater → Bonjol region ⓘ
siege of Bonjol → belligerent → Padri state of Bonjol ⓘ
linked to: Bonjol region