- also
historically referred to as the The
Kingdom of
Usambara (
Umweri ye
Shambaai in Shambaa;
Ufalme wa Usambara, in Swahili) was a pre-colonial
Bantu sovereign...
- "farm", and
these people live in one of the most
fertile Tanzanian region.
Shambaai in
Kisambaa means "where the banana's thrive". In 2001, the
Shambaa po****tion...
-
group to
enter Shambaai (Usambara) were a
splinter faction known as the Nango. They
arrived in Shume,
located on the
western side of
Shambaai, at
least a...
- a
hunter renowned for
using dogs to hunt wild pigs in Ngulu,
south of
Shambaai. He was
denied his
inheritance by his
Zigula lineage, who
claimed he was...
- areas, the king held
dominion over all of
Shambaai. Moreover,
Vugha served as a
microcosm of the
entire Shambaai region. An
imaginary north-south line bisected...
-
Bondei leaders, Kiva
mobilized forces to
advance into East
Usambara and
Shambaai with the
intent of
dismantling the
Shambaa kingdom. A
significant offensive...
- Nyumbai, who had
placed his own men as
chiefs in all the
locations of
Shambaai as he chose. However,
Kimweri ye
Nyumbai had been able to do so in part...
-
conquest of the
eastern highlands,
these areas were
perceived as
inferior to
Shambaai (Shambaa heartland) and less
deserving of
effective governance. The missionary...
- of Pare
women in the struggle: 'The Pare women's
uprising in
northwest Shambaai, Tanzania,
occurred in
early January 1945 and
continued with demonstrations...
- have his
capital in the
lowlands (nyika)
rather than in the
highlands (
Shambaai). By 1852, when
visited by Krapf,
Semboja had
firmly established his presence...
