In the 19th century as recorded by French missionary Alexandre Le Roy who visited the Chagga in 1890 confirmed that the Chagga were a primarily an agricultural society, distinguished among African farming communities by their innovative practices. Notably, their irrigation system is highly developed; water is collected from distant sources ...

The Chagga States or Chagga Kingdoms also historically referred to as the Chaggaland [3] (Uchaggani, in Swahili) were a pre-colonial series of Bantu sovereign states of the Chagga people on Mount Kilimanjaro in modern-day northern Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. [4]

This timeline provides a brief chronological overview of the events on Kilimanjaro between 1848 and 1918: the first contacts between Europeans and Wachagga and the colonial conquest of the Kilimanjaro region. It focuses on the following people: birth of Mangi Rindi, juvenile name: Makindara, later changed by Swahili and Europeans to "Mandara“.

Dec 14, 2021 · Chagga, also known as “WaChaggas” in Swahili, are a Bantu ethnic group from Africa. They are Tanzania’s 3rd most common ethnic group. They originally lived on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru within the region of Kilimanjaro and Eastern region of Arusha.

Dec 8, 2022 · The largest Chagga settlement in measure of villages and population, according to Hans Meyer’s book, was Machame, which had 8000 residents, when he visited in 1889. Both Marangu and “Moji” (Moshi) had 3000.

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Traditionally the Chagga people belonged to different clan groups ruled by mangis (chiefs). Examples of clan group names include Moshi, Swai, Marealle, Lvimo, and Mrema. The area was thus divided into independent chiefdoms.

The Chagga and Their Chiefs - History of the Chagga People of Kilimanjaro. By Kathleen M. Stahl. The Hague: Mouton, 1964. Pp. 394, maps. 32 Guilders. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 January 2009. An abstract is not available for …

Jul 18, 2016 · This paper draws on the author’s research into oral history in Chagga land, and his archaeological survey of the area, to explore the unintended consequences of involving Europeans in the Chagga chiefdom’s local wars.

Oct 24, 2023 · These remains were part of about 7,700 skulls housed at Charité hospital in Berlin collected between 1890 and 1914. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, which oversees the Museum of...