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Abdiel Shangali
"Abdiel" or "Mangi Abdiel Shangali II Kombe" (1900–1962), also called "Mangi Abdiel of Machame" ("Mangi Abdiel" in Kichagga; 'Mfalme Abdiel' in Swahili), was a prominent king of the Chaga of the Machame Kingdom during the European colonial occupation. His father was Mangi Shangali of Machame. ''Mangi'' means king in Kichagga. Reign Mangi Abdiel, also known as Mangi Abdiel Shangali II, was appointed chief of Machame in 1923 by Major Dundas during the British colonial administration in East Africa. His ascendancy to power was marked by political maneuvering that involved deception; he was not the direct heir favored by Shangali, the previous Mangi. Instead, Abdiel's candidacy was suggested by Merinyo, who highlighted Abdiel’s educational background—having received six years of schooling, he was the most educated among Shangali's sons. This decision reflected a recurring theme of succession influenced by women, paralleling earlier events in the region. Abdiel's tenure as ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machame
Machame or Kingdom of Machame (''Isarile ya Mashame'' in Chaga languages, Kichagga; ''Ufalme wa Machame'' in Swahili language, Swahili) was a historic sovereign Chagga states, Chagga state located in modern day Machame Kaskazini ward in Hai District of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania. Historically, the Machame kingdom was in 1889 referred by Hans Meyer (geographer), Hans Meyer as a great African giant, the kingdom was also the largest and most populous of all the Chagga sovereign states on Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro, whose most powerful ruler ''Mangi'' Rengua as early as 1849 was reckoned as a giant African king with influence extending throughout all Chaga people, Chagga states except Rombo. Overview The Machame Kingdom, located within the Kikafu River basin on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, is a historically significant region characterized by its rich cultural heritage and agricultural fertility. This kingdom is distinguished by its unique traditions, customs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kikafu River
Kikafu River(''Mto Kikafu'' in Swahili) is located in the northern Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. It begins in Machame Mashariki ward in Moshi District and drains into the Pangani River. The river plays an important part of Chagga history in the Chagga kingdom of Machame Machame or Kingdom of Machame (''Isarile ya Mashame'' in Chaga languages, Kichagga; ''Ufalme wa Machame'' in Swahili language, Swahili) was a historic sovereign Chagga states, Chagga state located in modern day Machame Kaskazini ward in Hai Dist ....Tschannerl, Gerhard. “RURAL WATER-SUPPLY IN TANZANIA: IS ‘POLITICS’ OR ‘TECHNIQUE’ IN COMMAND?” The African Review: A Journal of African Politics, Development and International Affairs, vol. 6, no. 2, 1976, pp. 108–66. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/45341412. Accessed 9 May 2023. References Rivers of Tanzania {{Kilimanjaro-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzanian Royalty
Demographic features of the population of Tanzania include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The population distribution in Tanzania is extremely uneven. Most people live on the northern border or the eastern coast, with much of the remainder of the country being sparsely populated."Economy", authored by Joseph Lake, in ''Africa South of the Sahara'', edited by Europa Publications and Iain Frame, Routledge, 2013 Density varies from in the Katavi Region to in Dar es Salaam. Approximately 70 percent of the population is rural, although this percentage has been declining since at least 1967. Dar es Salaam is the ''de facto'' capital and largest city. Dodoma, located in the centre of Tanzania, is the ''de jure'' capital, although action to move government buildings to Dodoma has stalled. The population consists of about 125 ethnic groups. The Sukuma, Nyamwezi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Uncertain
A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exact. The modern calendar year, as reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar, approximates the tropical year by using a system of leap years. The term 'year' is also used to indicate other periods of roughly similar duration, such as the lunar year (a roughly 354-day cycle of twelve of the Moon's phasessee lunar calendar), as well as periods loosely associated with the calendar or astronomical year, such as the seasonal year, the fiscal year, the academic year, etc. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chagga States
The Chagga States or Chagga Kingdoms also historically referred to as the Chaggaland (''Uchaggani'', in Swahili language, Swahili) were a pre-colonial series of Bantu peoples, Bantu Sovereign state, sovereign states of the Chagga people on Mount Kilimanjaro in modern-day northern Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. The Chagga kingdoms existed as far back as the 17th century according to oral tradition, a lot of recorded history of the Chagga states was written with the arrival and Colonisation of Africa, colonial occupation of Europeans in the mid to late 19th century. On the mountain, many minor dialects of one language are divided into three main groupings that are defined geographically from west to east: West Kilimanjaro, East Kilimanjaro, and Rombo. One word they all have in common is ''Mangi'', meaning king in Kichagga. The British called them chiefs as they were deemed subjects to the British crown, thereby rendered unequal. After the conquest, substantial social disruption, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangi Meli
Meli or Mangi Meli Kiusa bin Rindi Makindara (1866 – 2 March 1900), also known as (Mangi Meli of Moshi), (''Mangi Meli'' in Chaga languages, Kichagga), (''Mfalme Meli'', in Swahili language, Swahili) was a king of the Chaga in Moshi, Tanzania, Moshi, one of the sovereign Chagga states in the late 1890s. ''Mangi'' means king in Kichagga. He was hanged by the Germany, German colonialism, colonial government together with 19 other Chagga, Rwa people, Meru, and Arusha people, Arusha leaders. Thomas Kitimbo Kirenga, Sindato Kiutesha Kiwelu, King Ngalami of Siha, Tanzania, King Lolbulu of Meru, King Rawaito of Arusha, King Marai of Arusha, and King Molelia of Kibosho were among the noblemen on March 1900, 2 March 1900. Rise to power Born in 1866, Mangi Meli was the first child of Mangi Rindi's second marriage to Sesembu, a Kilema noblewoman. Upon Rindi's passing in 1891, which was kept a secret until the succession dispute was settled. The first son of Rindi's first wife, Kirita, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rengua
Rengua or Mangi Rengua Kombe Kiwaria (c.1784–1842), also known as Mangi Rengua of Machame (''Mangi Rengua'' in Kichagga; (''Mfalme Rengua'' in Swahili) was a king of the Chaga in Machame, a major sovereign Chagga states in the early 1800s. ''Mangi'' means king in Kichagga. Rengua's great great grandfather, Ntemi, established the Machame chiefdom, after a split from Sieny settlement, across river Kikafu. It was his eldest son, Kombe, famously known as Kombe Msu (or Kombe I), that later founded the Kombe dynasty, which ruled until the 1960s, including through turbulent political times in the western Chaga history and bitterly competing Chaga states. Rengua, however, was the one that consolidated Machame as one of the most powerful kingdoms in Chaggaland and is considered one of the greatest leaders in Machame history and a major inspirator of later chagga politics that dominated in the mid to later part of the 19th century. He is also known for massacring Kibosho initiates at Kim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngalami
Ngalami or Ngalami Mmari (c. 1865–2 March 1900), also known as Mangi Ngalami of Siha, (''Mangi Ngalami'' in Kichagga), (''Mfalme Ngalami'', in Swahili) of the House of Mmari was one of many kings of the Chagga. He was the king of one of the Chagga states, namely; the Siha Kingdom in what is now modern Siha District of Tanzania's Kilimanjaro Region from the 1880s to 1900. ''Mangi'' means king in Kichagga. Ngalami ruled from the Siha seat of Komboko (Kibong'oto) in the 1880s to 1900 when he was executed in Moshi by the Germans alongside 19 other Chagga, Meru and Arusha leaders. The execution of 19 noblemen and leaders on Friday 2nd of March 1900, included noblemen Thomas Kitimbo Kirenga, Sindato Kiutesha Kiwelu, King Meli of Moshi, King Lolbulu of Meru, King Rawaito of Arusha, King Marai of Arusha, and King Molelia of Kibosho.Ekemode, Gabriel Ogunniyi. “German Rule in North-East Tanzania, 1885–1914." Eprints.soas.ac.uk, 1 Jan. 1973, https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/33905/. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangi Saiye
Saiye or Saiye Mmari (c. 1865 – c. 1880s), also known as Mangi Saiye of Siha), (''Mangi Saiye'' in Kichagga), (''Mfalme Saiye wa Siha'', in Swahili) was the founder of the House of Mmari and was one of the many Chagga sovereigns of Kilimanjaro.From the 1860s through the 1880s, he ruled over one of the Chagga states, specifically the Siha Kingdom in what is now Siha District of Tanzania's Kilimanjaro Region. Unlike his predecessor Mangi Maletua in Old Samake, he was the first ruler to govern the entire kingdom rather than just a portion of it. The word "Mangi" in Kichagga means "king". Rise to power Following the poisoning of Mangi Maletua, power shifted to Saiye of the Mmari clan. Captured in Komboko by the Waarusha during a raid, Saiye was raised among them, acquiring their martial techniques. Upon returning home, he reassured his community about the threat posed by the Waarusha, promising to train and fortify his people. Supported by the elders—who supplied cattle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamkinga
Mamkinga or Mangi Mamkinga Rengua Kombe Kiwaria (c.1820s–1861), also known as Mangi Mamkinga of Machame (''Mangi Mamkinga'' in Chaga languages, Kichagga; (''Mfalme Mamkinga'' in Swahili language, Swahili) was a prominent sovereign of the Chagga states in the middle of the 19th century, the son of Mangi Rengua of Machame, and a king of the Chaga people, Chaga. ''Mangi'' means king in Kichagga. Rise to power After Rengua's death in 1842, his son Mamkinga, along with his three brothers (Kishongu, Kileo, and Samanya) engaged in a power struggle that marked the decline of the Machame Kingdom throughout the 19th century. The Kikafu River, Kikafu basin communities, focused on their own issues, had little influence on neighboring chiefdoms. Rengua's authority ended with his passing, leading local leaders, or masumba, to reclaim their independence and reject centralized leadership, resulting in chaos.“Back Matter.” Comparative Studies in Society and History, vol. 6, no. 4, 1964. JSTO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuya Of Machame
Nuya or Nuya Lema (c.1856-1954), also known as Nuya of Machame (''Nkamangi Nuya'' in Kichagga; ''Malikia Nuya'' in Swahili) served as the wife of Mangi Ndesserua from the late 1860s to 1871. From 1889 to 1890, she was the regent of her son, Mangi Shangali in Machame Kingdom. Nuya is regarded as one of the most powerful women in Chagga history. Nuya was Ndessrua's last and youngest wife. Nuya was noted for her striking appearance and strong character, comparable to that of Nassua, another influential figure in Ndesserua's life. Together, Nuya and Nassua formed a formidable alliance that garnered respect and admiration within Ndesserua's inner circle. As Ndesserua’s health declined, Nuya gained significant influence, ultimately displacing Kekwe, the mother of Ngamini, who had previously held the position of the most powerful wife. During this period, it was Nuya to whom supplicants would turn, seeking her intercession with Ndesserua to avoid his wrath. Nuya's son, Shangali, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siha (Kibongoto)
Siha or Kingdom of Siha also sometimes referred to as Kibongoto (''Isarile la Siha'' in Kisiha), (''Ufalme wa Siha'' in Swahili) was a historic sovereign Chagga state located in modern-day Machame Kaskazini ward in Hai District of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania. Siha was located west of the Ushira plateau on Mount Kilimanjaro.Salt, George. "The Shira Plateau of Kilimanjaro." The Geographical Journal, vol. 117, no. 2, 1951, pp. 150–64. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1791652. Accessed 16 Apr. 2023. The word ''Mangi'' means king in the Chagga languages. The people of Siha speak ''Kisiha'' which is one of seven dialects of the West Kilimanjaro language of the Chagga language groups. The kingdom is known for Mangi Ngalami that was hanged together with 18 other Leaders of the Chagga states including Mangi Meli, by the German colonial regime in an event known as the Great Hanging at Old Moshi in 1900. Overview The Shira Plateau, located on the western side of Mount Kilima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
