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Ndesserua or
Mangi Ndesserua Mamkinga Kombe (c.1830s–1861), also
called Mangi Ndesserua of
Machame (Mangi
Ndeserua in Kichagga;
Mfalme Ndeserua in Swahili)...
- N****ua in Swahili)
served as the
royal advisor Njama of his
cousin Mangi Ndesserua from the late 1861 to 1871 in the
kingdom of Machame. From 1889 to 1894...
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later to Meru,
fleeing from
Mangi Ndesserua. Today,
their descendants form a
significant part of a
parish in Meru.
Ndesserua,
during his
declining years, made...
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Shangali or
Mangi Shangali Ndesserua Kombe (c.1870s–1950s), also
called Mangi Shangali of
Machame (Mangi
Shangali in Kichagga;
Mfalme Shangali in Swahili)...
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Ngamini or
Mangi Ngamini Ndesserua Kombe (c.1870–1890s), also
called Mangi Ngamini of
Machame (Mangi
Ngamini in Kichagga;
Mfalme Ngamini in Swahili),...
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Ndesserua's chief rival was his half-brother, Lyamari, who was
considered to have a
stronger claim to the
Machame Kingdom.
After fleeing Ndesserua, Lyamari...
- 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...
- successor,
Ndesserua, who is
characterized as a
violent and
tyrannical figure with a
penchant for parricide. By 1861,
Mamkinga had died, and
Ndesserua was already...
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Ngulelo or
Mangi Ngulelo Ndesserua Kombe (c.1865s–1960s), also
known as
Mangi Ngulelo of
Machame ("Mangi Ngulelo" in Kichagga;
Mfalme Ngulelo in Swahili)...
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first external raid when Mang'aro—a
brother of Machame’s King,
Mangi Ndesserua—sought
refuge with him and
enlisted his ****istance to
depose his sibling...
