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S4 eSports – Your Event Guide for eSports
The incredible world of eSports is home to some truly exciting and epic battles, with the best players from across the globe competing for a share of the major prize pools on offer at the biggest tournaments. However, few of the most popular titles in competitive gaming have the scale and scope of the brilliant Smite.
Thought to be one of the biggest eSports titles in terms of the scale of prize money up for grabs at tournaments, this game sees players each take on the guise of a god and do battle against each other.
Such grand ideas are what has made Smite an incredibly popular part of the competitive gaming world. In this article, we are going to take a look at the Smite Pro League and the format of its Season 4 (S4) competition. As well as offering a general overview, we will also give you some hints and tips on how to get started with your all-important S4 eSports betting strategy – or how to improve on it, if you're already a fan.
The clash of the gods
Let's start at the very beginning. As we mentioned earlier, Smite sees players control a god-like figure from the most famous of mythologies across the world, with each possessing different specialist skills for battle. The third person MOBA was developed and released by Hi-Rez Studios in 2014 and can be played on platforms from PC and PlayStation 4 to Xbox One and macOS.
The Smite Pro League is arguably the biggest tournaments held in relation to the game across the world and Season 4 of the competition is the latest round of action to be held.
How does Smite S4 work?
Smite S4 features three splits which are taking place across Spring, Summer and Autumn. Teams from all over the globe participate, with any side which qualified from the 2016 Super Regionals being invited to be in the Spring split. In addition, the bottom three teams from each region have to defend their spots in relegation battles.
The SPL Spring Split was held earlier this year and was a six-week online tournament. All sides involved played each other once in two-game sets, with the top two teams in each region reaching the Spring Split Finals. The remaining six teams then took part in a Gauntlet LAN event, with a third team from each region being selected to enter the Spring Split Finals LAN.
The SPL Spring Finals LAN had a single elimination format, with six teams in total doing battle in best-of-three quarter-finals and then best-of-five semi-finals and finals.
In terms of a prize pool, the North America and Europe Spring Split had combined winnings of $290,000 on offer. Furthermore, the Spring Gauntlet LAN and Spring Finals LAN offered £210,000, which meant a total of $500,000 was up for grabs.
Source: @SMITE via Twitter [full url: https://twitter.com/smitegame/status/845380202305896448]
Getting to grips with S4 eSports betting
So while you now have an idea of how the season has worked so far, it is important to start planning your S4 eSports betting approach, whether you're a newbie or an experience eSports bettor. While it may sound a bit like hard work to do some research, these efforts will put you in a great position to make informed decisions when it comes to gambling on Smite competitions. Those of you who are already fans of the game will find it even easier to follow developments and make your choices, while if you haven't played yet, you should give it a go, if only to understand the game better and make better S4 eSports betting choices.
It might seem obvious, but learning about the best teams in Smite is a good place to start as you get to grips with betting on the game. NRG eSports emerged victorious in the Smite World Championships at the start of 2017, winning $500,000 in the process. Obey Alliance, Luminosity Gaming and Team Eager all secured high positions in the same tournament and are also definitely major names to look out for. Other top sides include COGnitive Gaming, who are thought to have earned the most prize money playing the game, as well as Epsilon eSports and Titan eSports.
However, while it is important to keep tabs on the form of the best teams, do not forget that the format of Smite competitions like S4 means teams can be relegated and promoted into major fixtures. As such, it is vital to watch out for up-and-coming talent which is emerging and may well have what it takes to challenge the big boys. Of course, a key way of doing this is to watch as much Smite coverage as you can on eSports broadcast platforms such as Twitch and YouTube Gaming.
Another good idea is to ensure you are closely monitoring the latest news related to teams and competitions in general. Following the latest headlines can provide some clues as to which teams are in prime position to succeed at upcoming events. For example, are there any rumours of in-fighting amongst teammates, or is a specific player being linked with a move away from their current side? On the latter topic, bear in mind that roster changes can be common in eSports, so keep an eye on whether a player's departure could impact on a team's chemistry or whether a new addition may well take the side to the next level.
Finally, take a look at some of the performance statistics available online to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the different teams. Such information could well provide some insight into whether a certain team has what it takes to overcome a rival in an upcoming match.
Experience the thrill of S4 eSports betting
Following competitive gaming can be an incredibly exciting pastime, but the unpredictability that tends to make tournaments so thrilling does mean there is no simple way to guarantee S4 eSports betting success.
However, following the pointers above should mean you are able to get off to a strong start and make informed decisions when it comes to betting on Smite. Also, don't forget our bet 5 get 10 offer, which will give you a little extra to explore the S4 eSports betting arena. The game is ambitious, epic and full of excitement and here at Master Mazuma we are sure you will love it.
For more information on S4 eSports betting or for details and odds on all of the biggest names in eSports betting, head over to our Smite S4 pages now.


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Durant el setge de Tarragona del 3-11 de juny de 1813, una aclaparadora força anglo-aliada comandada pel tinent general John Murray no va capturar el port de Tarragona d'una petita guarnició franco-italiana dirigida pel general de brigada Antoine Marc Augustin Bertoletti. Posteriorment Murray va ser apartat del comandament per a un lideratge indecís i contradictori.

Antecedents
L'exèrcit anglo-siciliano-espanyol de John Murray, amb seu a Alacant, va infligir un fort cop al cos del mariscal Louis Gabriel Suchet a la batalla de Castalla l'abril. Després d'aquesta acció, Arthur Wellesley, marquès de Wellington, va ordenar a Murray que ataqués Tarragona. Wellington tenia previst llançar la seva ofensiva d'estiu de 1813 contra els exèrcits francesos de Josep Bonaparte. En atacar Tarragona, Wellington va voler evitar que Suchet reforçés a Josep.

El 2 de juny, l'esquadra d'almirall Benjamin Hallowell Carew va posar els 16.000 homes de Murray a terra a la badia de Salou, a sis quilòmetres al sud de Tarragona. Aviat van trobar-se amb la divisió del general Francisco de Copons y Navia de 7.000 soldats espanyols. El 3 de juny, l'exèrcit aliat va assetjar la ciutat.

Murray va organitzar el seu exèrcit en una divisió d'infanteria espanyola i dues britàniques, algunes de cavalleria, dues bateries d'artilleria de camp britànica i una portuguesa, a més d'algunes unitats no adscrites. La primera Divisió del general William Clinton estava formada pel primer batalló del 58è Regiment de Foot i el segon batalló del 67è Regiment de Foot, la quarta legió de la Legió Reial Alemanya i 2 batallons del Regiment Estero de Sicília. La segona divisió del general John Mackenzie estava formada pels primers batallons del 10è, 27è i 81è Regiment de Foot, Els suïsos de De Roll i el 2n Regiment Italià. La força de cavalleria incloïa dos esquadrons cadascun dels 20è de dragons lleugers i els Hússars de Brunswick. El cos lliure de Calàbria i el 1er regiment italià no formaven en brigada. Els 18 canons de setge pesants de Murray van ser els que Wellington va utilitzar per trencar les muralles durant el setge de Ciudad Rodrigo i en la batalla de Badajoz el 1812.

La guarnició de Bertoletti incloïa un batalló cadascun del 20è regiment d'infanteria de línia d'infanteria francesa i el 7è regiment d'infanteria italiana, dues companyies d'artilleria i alguns mariners francesos. Les defenses no s'havien restaurat des que Suchet havia capturat la ciutat al setge de 1811. En qualsevol cas, els 1.600 homes eren massa pocs per manllevar les muralles exteriors, de manera que Bertoletti va abandonar les muralles i va tornar a treure els seus homes a l'antiga. ciutat Va deixar petites guarnicions en dos exteriors, el Bastió de Sant Carles i el Fort Reial.

El setge
Copons i la seva divisió van ser enviats al nord per bloquejar la carretera de Barcelona i una força britànica va ocupar un fort al sud a Balaguer. En lloc d'atacar immediatament les dues febles guarnicions, John Murray va establir bateries de setge. El 7 de juny, el fortí reial estava indefens en el bombardeig, però Murray va decidir esperar fins a l'11 de juny abans d'assaltar-lo. Quan va saber que Tarragona va ser atacada, Suchet va començar a marxar al nord de València amb 8.000 homes, i des de Barcelona, Charles Decaen va enviar el general Maurice Mathieu i 6.000 homes cap al sud. Suchet preveia que les dues columnes es reunissin a Reus.

Murray estava cada cop més inquiet per les amenaces bessones franceses i el 9 de juny va dictar ordres secretes de retirar-se del setge. L'11 de juny va enllaçar amb Copons i va saber que Mathieu s'acostava. Prometent reforçar Copons amb les tropes britàniques, es va precipitar contra les línies de setge. En escoltar rumors nous que tant Suchet com Mathieu estaven provocant, Murray es va espantar. Va abandonar l'assalt previst i aquella nit, Murray va ordenar que es retiressin les armes pesants. El seu cap d'artilleria li va dir que era impossible treure les armes en menys de 30 hores. Tot era innecessari. Suchet va sentir una amenaça espanyola a València i es va retirar i Mathieu es va despistar amb les avançades de Copons i va trobar que es trobava davant d'un exèrcit combinat de 23.000 homes i va retirar cap al nord.

Mentrestant, Murray va publicar un grapat d'ordres sovint contradictòries que van afegir a la confusió i enfuriat Hallowell. A la nit del 12 de juny, tota la força ja estava embarcada a bord dels vaixells, deixant els 18 canons de setge i moltes provisions deixades enrere. A Copons se li va acudir fugir a les muntanyes. Un Bertoletti sorprès va enviar un missatger a Mathieu que la costa era clara.

Aviat, Murray va decidir desembarcar el 15 de juny cobert per Copons. L'endemà Mathieu va forçar les seves tropes a Tarragona. Quan Murray va sentir que els soldats francesos estaven a prop, de seguida va ordenar que es tornés a embarcar el seu exèrcit, per disgust de Hallowell. Copons va quedar novament a l'estacada. El 18 de juny, la flota mediterrània es va col·locar sobre l'horitzó. Lord William Bentinck va rellevar Murray del comandament i la frustrada expedició va tornar a Alacant.

Conseqüències
A banda dels 18 canons de setge perduts, els anglo-aliats van perdre 15 morts, 82 ferits i cinc desapareguts. Les pèrdues franceses foren 13 morts i 85 ferides. El fiasco tarragoní no va afectar la campanya de Wellington de 1813, que va acabar amb una decisiva victòria anglo-aliada sobre el rei Josep a la batalla de Vitòria el 21 de juny. El 1814, John Murray va ser jutjat per la seva conducta a Tarragona. Va ser absolt de tots els càrrecs, tret de l'abandonament dels seus canons sense causa justificada, per la qual cosa va ser amonestat pel tribunal.

Amb el triomf de Wellington a la batalla de Vitòria el 21 de juny de 1813 les posicions de Gabriel Suchet a València i Aragó no es podien sostenir i va retirar les tropes, que va concentrar a prop de Barcelona, deixant guarnicions a Denia (120 homes), Sagunt (1.200), Peníscola (500), Morella (120) i Tortosa (5.500), i a Mequinensa (400 hombres) i Montsó, seguits per l'exèrcit de William Bentinck de 28.000 espanyols, britànics, alemanys i italians. Finalment, el 13 d'agost, el  general Suchet es va retirar de Tarragona.

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Batalles de la Guerra del Francès
Setges del segle XIX a Catalunya
Batalles de Tarragona
Esdeveniments del 1813

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Asterisk PBX Software Pioneer Digium Acquired for $28 Million
Sangoma Technologies Corp. (STC) acquires Digium -- which pioneered Asterisk, the open source IP PBX and associated unified communications and phone systems.
by Joe Panettieri • Aug 30, 2018
Sangoma Technologies Corp. (STC) has acquired unified communications, phone system and open source PBX pioneer Digium. The deal, valued at $28 million, is expected to close this month. The combined companies will have about 300 employees.
Digium founder Mark Spencer created Asterisk (an open source alternative to expensive PBXes) in 1999. The code was designed to transform a PC into a communications server or voice over IP (VoIP) phone system.
Similar to how Linux powers open source servers, Asterisk emerged as an open source framework for building communications applications — including IP PBX systems, VoIP gateways, conference servers and other custom solutions.
Digium, based in Huntsville, Alabama, evolved to build a range of commercial products. And the executive team expanded to included more traditional networking industry veterans. CEO Danny Windham and some of his lieutenants are veterans of neighboring Adtran, for instance.
Digium Product and Revenue Mix
Digium's current product portfolio includes:
A cloud-based UCaaS (Unified Communication as a Service) platform;
the Switchvox premise-based phone system;
IP phones; and
Asterisk software and connectivity products.
Those products and services are available via Digium's channel partner program.
Digium's revenues were $30 million with a net loss of $4 million in 2017. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) was breakeven for Q2 2018, the companies say. The figures reveal just how challenging it can be to scale an open source company's revenues — especially in the cloud era.
Most of Digium's early products ran on-premises. The company made a more recent shift to cloud-oriented Asterisk systems. Roughly 40 percent of Digium's sales involve recurring revenues, but the UCaaS (unified communications as a service) market is filled with fierce competition.
In contrast, Sangoma's annual revenues are roughly $57 million, and EBITDA is roughly $6 million. The company announced those preliminary figures for fiscal 2018 in early August. They don't include the Digium figures.
Rallying Asterisk Developers, Open Source Advocates
Both Sangoma and Digium are working hard to assure developers and partners that the Asterisk open source ecosystem will continue to prosper under Sangoma's ownership.
Sangoma President and CEO Bill Wignall welcomed Digium staff, partners and customers into the Sangoma family. He also specifically addressed the open source ecosystem, stating:
"To the Asterisk community, I would like to reassure you that Sangoma recognizes the value of Asterisk and is committed to keeping it open source. We will continue to invest in its development and to seek input from the broad base of developers that has led to its outstanding success."
Digium Founder Mark Spencer
Added Digium Founder and Chairman Mark Spencer:
"Given the involvement of both companies in the history of Asterisk dating back to its creation in 1999, Sangoma is the natural home for the Asterisk project. For many years both companies have had teams working to improve Asterisk and make it more accessible. I believe Sangoma's commitments should reassure the Asterisk community that Sangoma is dedicated to the project. I look forward to seeing the results of tighter collaboration between those teams, and the benefits to the community, now that they will be part of a single company."
Among the key next moves to watch: AstriCon, a conference for Asterisk partners and developers, is scheduled for October 9-11 in Orlando.
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Griqualàndia Oriental (Griqualand Est) (Afrikaans: Griekwaland-Oos), oficialment conegut com a Nova Griqualàndia (holandès: Nieuw Griqualand), fou un dels quatre estats griques efímers a l'Àfrica del Sud de primers dels anys 1860 fins al final dels anys 1870 i estava localitzat entre el rius Umzimkulu i Kinira al sud del regne sotho.

La capital de Griqualand Oriental, Kokstad, fou el lloc final de poblament per un poble que havia emigrat diverses vegades en el seu viatge del Cap de Bona Esperança i sobre les muntanyes de l'actual Lesotho.

El territori va ser ocupat per l'Imperi britànic i esdevingué una colònia el 1874, poc abans de la mort del seu fundador i dirigent únic, Adam Kok III. Una mica més tard, el petit territori va ser incorporat a la veïna Colònia del Cap. Encara que molt temps eclipsat en la història dels Voortrekkers, el trek del griques ha estat descrit com "una de les grans èpiques del ."

Història

Fons
Abans de l'arribada d'immigrants des de l'oest i del nord, l'àrea formava part del regne Mpondo sota el rei Faku, qui va governar com a sobirà de una dinastia ètnicament xhosa de 1815–1867. Durant el seu regnat, Faku inicialment va donar la benvinguda a molts refugiats que van anar al territori de la frontera nord-oriental, fugint de les incursions i batudes de l'exèrcit de Shaka (dirigent del Regne Zulu de 1816 a 1828). Com que Faku finalment es va adonar que els seus guerrers no podrien defensar la part oriental del seu regne contra Shaka, va decidir evacuar l'àrea, deixant darrere el que va ser conegut com a Nomansland (sovint escrit "No-man's-land" en fonts contemporànies).

Mentrestant, un grup de griques que havia deixat el Cap de Bona Esperança en el  i havia establert a la regió una població anomenada Campbell, pel missioner John Campbell (vegeu Terres de Campbell). Campbell va tornar al Cap el 1819 i un Kaptyn griqua, Adam Kok II, va dirigir la zona un temps però el 1824 es va oferir als griques establir-se com a protectors d'una església a construir, i sota Adam Kok II es van desplaçar a la zona al voltant d'allà on després va sorgir la ciutat de Philippolis (1825), on el 1826 es va començar a construir l'església que s'acabaria el gener del 1831. Aquesta zona fou anomenada Terra d'Adam Kok. La resta dels griques es va quedar a la zona de Campbell sota el kaptyn Cornelis Kok, i la terra va agar el nom de Terra de Cornelis Kok.

Cornelis Kok va fer front a la perspectiva que la seva àrea quedaria sota el control de l'emergent Estat Lliure d'Orange (Oranje Vrijstaat - oficialment establert com a república bòer el 1854). És possible que el 1857 el Cap i Orange acordessin la possessió de la Terra de Cornelis Kok, i per evitar ser sotmesos els griques establerts a la zona de Philippolis. o sigui la Terra d'Adam Kok, iniciessin un trek cap a un altre lloc. El 1861 la majoria d'aquests habitants es van embarcar en un pesat i esgotador viatge, avançant en direcció al sud cap a Quathlamba (avui coneguda com a serralada de Drakensberg), però testimonis de primera mà donen dos diferint narratives de les raons i motivacions d'aquest trek.

Arribada i poblament

Segons el relat de John Robinson, que fou el primer Primer Ministre de Natal, els habitants de Philippolis va ser convidats per Sir George Grey, administrador de l'àrea en nom del Regne Unit, per establir gent en l'esmentat Nomansland, situat al sud d'allò que aleshores havia esdevingut la colònia de Natal (britànica) i havia contactat amb els griques. El seu poblament allà era per evitar un conflicte potencial amb l'Estat Lliure d'Orange i simultàniament servir com a tampó contra els bushmen i "les seves batudes depredadores sobre els pagesos i nadius de Natal". Després que el seu dirigent Adam Kok III va enviar una partida avançada a reconèixer l'àrea, el grup sencer va estar d'acord en establir-se allí, on van arribar el 1862.

No obstant, més documents oficials recentment recuperats, parlen de la història d'un acord que va ser aconseguit entre l'Imperi Britànic i l'Estat Lliure d'Orange el 1854, molt de temps abans que els griques tinguessin coneixement del seu destí. Els britànics van acordar expulsar la població sencera a canvi d'un establiment a una zona fronterera de conflicte entre els afrikaners i els colonitzadors del Cap. Segons les fonts, Adam Kok III i els seus seguidors només van saber dels plans sis anys després que el document va ser oficialment signat. Adonant-se que no podrien reunir una força suficient que es pogués comparar a l'exèrcit colonial, i després que van manifestar la seva oposició a esdevenir subjectes de la corona dins la colònia del Cap o serfs de l'Estat Lliure Lliure, foren forçats a exiliar-se el 1863.

Finalment, totes les fonts acorden que els seguidors del darrer gran líder griqua van acabar establerts en l'àrea al voltant de Mont Currie on van establir un Laager, un poblament senzill fet de cabanes petites, on van restar més de mitja dècada. El 1869, el Reverend Dower de la London Missionary Society va visitar el lloc i va acordar l'establiment d'una església si les persones acceptaven traslladar-se un cop més; després d'una consulta amb la població, es va escollir una àrea més al sud de la muntanya, i a l'arribada allí el 1872, es va fundar la ciutat de Kokstad, anomenada en honor del seu dirigent.

L'estat que es va establir al voltant de Kokstad, tot i que de govern griqua, estava poblat principalment pels preexistents pobles de llengua xhosa, amb els griques conformant només una molt petita minoria, políticament dominant.

Govern

Encara que, en termes històrics, constantment en moviment, amb poblaments permanents existents només per poc temps, el poble griqua de Griqualàndia Oriental van aconseguir establir una Raad (Volksraad) de 12 membres que van adoptar decisions en nom dels griques i van formar delegacions per tractar amb els poders circumdants.

Moneda
El 1867, després que el Banc de Durban havia començat a imprimir els seus propis bitllets, Kok i els seus seguidors es van embarcar en un experiment similar per a ells i van fer imprimir aproximadament 10,000 bitllets d'una lliura per a ús en l'àrea de les terres de Kok. Els plans d'introduir-los mai es va materialitzar, i, a excepció d'unes quantes mostres restants, gairebé tot van ser destruïts sense haver estat en circulació.

Després del trasllat a Kokstad, tanmateix, una nova aventura en el mateix sentit, introduint una moneda local, fou més exitosa el 1874; dissenyades per Strachan i Co. i encunyades a Alemanya, diverses monedes van ser utilitzades i estigueren en circulació molt de temps després de la desaparició de l'estat.

Simbolisme (segell i bandera)
El segell de l'estat apareix en el primer conjunt de bitllets de 1867 que és l'única representació coneguda. En el bitllet es troba flanquejat a l'esquerra i a la dreta per una banda o cinta que porta la inscripció "GOUVERNEMENT VAN |NIEUW GRIQUALAND" i inclou un helm amb mantell. El colors corresponents són desconeguts.

La bandera griqua és una versió girada horitzontalment del "Vierkleur" que van utilitzar Transvaal i la República Sud-africana (bòer). Una font sola data la seva primera aparició documentada el 1903, però la bandera podria haver-hi estat en ús molt abans sense documentar; si el Griqualand independent la va utilitzar no se sap.

Annexió britànica (1874)
En les diverses fonts i versions de la història, el final de Griqualàndia Oriental és tan controvertit com el seu començament, i les raons per la dissolució del país queden totalment en la boira. Fonts locals de la colònia del Cap enregistren una oficial (i fortament qualificat) demanda el 1869, d'Adam Kok III, per l'administració britànica, a condició que el títol de la terra fos respectat i que Griqualàndia Oriental en cap circumstància hauria de ser incorporat a la colònia de Natal. Fonts britàniques també asseguren que llavors els griques van vendre molta de la seva terra per voluntat pròpia, i que l'annexió global del territori va tenir lloc "al desig dels mateixos habitants." D'altra banda, l'opinió entre els propis griques està dividida.
Un cita d'Adam Kok III, al saber els plans del Regne Unit , suggereix que hi havia un malentès o fins i tot un engany en la presa de poder britànica: "Allà els tens... No vam ser consultats. No vam poder dir res." Els britànics van assumir el control directe del territori com a colònia de la corona el 1874.

El que se sap segur és que el dirigent griqua, el nom del qual encara adorna la ciutat que va fundar, va morir el desembre 1875 després de ser severament ferit en un accident de carro. Al seu funeral, el seu cosí va comentar que amb la mort de Kok, l'esperança dels griques de tenir un estat independent a l'Àfrica del Sud, havia mort també.

Després de passar sota govern britànic, Griqualàndia Oriental va ser administrada pels britànics com a colònia separada durant diversos anys. Durant aquest temps, l'Oficina Colonial britànica va fer una pressió considerable sobre el govern de la veïna Colònia del Cap per annexionar el territori costós i turbulent. Tanmateix el Cap, ara sota un govern responsable, era reticent d'assumir responsabilitats per Griqualàndia Oriental a causa de les seves despeses considerables i la seva població comprensiblement ressentida.

Incorporació al Cap (1879)
Tot i que inicialment el Cap hi havia rebutjat annexionar el territori, l'acord va ser assolit després de substancials negociacions, i el 1877 el Parlament del Cap va aprovar la Griqualand East Annexation Act (Act 38 of 1877).
La llei només fou promulgada dos anys més tard el 17 de setembre de 1879, quan quatre magistrats van ser instal·lats, a Kokstad, Matatiele, Mont Frere i Umzimkulu. El territori també tindria dos escons electes al Parlament del Cap, el qual en aquell temps va ser elegit a través del multi-racial sistema vigent anomenat "Cape Qualified Franchise" i les qualificacions per obtenir el sufragi van ser aplicades a tots els homes, sense mirar la raça.

Els griques sempre havien estat una minoria petita, tot i que governanta, de la població de Griqualàndia Oriental. Una vegada que el govern griqua es va acabar, els xhosa de llengua pondo que per molt de temps havien constituït la majoria de la població, van esdevenir amos de quantitats creixents de terra a l'àrea, juntament amb els nous colons europeus. Aquests factors demogràfics van afavorir la dissolució de la indentidad griqua, i un segle després, sota el règim de l'apartheid, el territori va ser incorporat al bantustan dels xhosa, anomenat Transkei.

Griqualàndia contemporania
Quan la Unió de Sud-àfrica es va formar el 1910, la Colònia del Cap va canviar el seu nom a "Província del Cap", i durant els anys 1980 l'antiga Griqualàndia Oriental fou part del bantustan del Transkei, un dels quatre que van arribar a ser estats independents. El 1994, poc abans de les primeres eleccions multiracials, va ser incorporat a la part del sud de la província de KwaZulu-Natal. Kokstad va conservar el seu nom i és avui una de les ciutats principals de la Sisonke District Municipality.

Governants

Campbell Land
 1813 - 1819 John Campbell (missioner)
 1819 - 1824 Adam Kok II (Kaptyn)

Cornelis Kok's Land
 1824 - 1857 Cornelis Kok II
 1857 Incorporada a la colònia del Cap

Adam Kok's Land (avui Philippolis), kaptyns
 1825 - 1827 Adam Kok II
 1827 - 1828 Cornelis Kok III
 1828 - 1835 Adam Kok II (segona vegada)
 1835 - 1836 Adam Kok III (provisional)
 1836 - 1837 Abraham Kok
juliol a setembre de 1837 Brend Lucas (provisional)
 1837 - 1861 Adam Kok III (segona vegada)
 26 de desembre de 1861, annexió a l'Estat Lliure d'Orange

Nova Griqualàndia (coneguda com a Griqualàndia Oriental), Kaprtyns
 1861 - 1875 Adam Kok III
desembre de 1874 colònia britànica

Colònia de Griqualand East
 1874 - 1875 Adam Kok III
 1875 - 1876 Adam "Eta" Kok (provisional)
 1876 - 1879 Cornelis van der Westhuis

Resident britànic de Nomansland
 1873 - 1875 Joseph Millerd Orpen

Vegeu també
 Coloureds
 Natalia (República)

Referències

Repúbliques bòers
Geografia històrica d'Àfrica
Història de Sud-àfrica