À partir de XIXᵉ siècle
Shire Valley and Manganja country
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The Kololo State in the Shire Valley was a later Kololo polity formed by a small group that had accompanied David Livingstone along the eastern Zambezi and settled among the Manganja. Its military reputation and opposition to the slave trade won local support, after which Maluka and Ramukkan led conquest and incorporation in the Shire region. By 1870, the polity consisted of six regions whose leaders possessed substantial autonomy.
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Le récit
The collapse of the main Kololo kingdom in 1864 did not eliminate Kololo political influence in the Zambezi valley. Several years earlier, a smaller group of Kololo had accompanied David Livingstone on his eastern journey down the Zambezi and settled among the Manganja. Their opposition to the slave trade and their reputation as soldiers contributed to their acceptance by their hosts.
With European weapons supplied by Livingstone, the Kololo resisted predatory activity by Yao and coastal Arab forces. Their military role soon expanded beyond defense. Under Maluka and Ramukkan, they entered the politics of the Shire region with the support of Manganja allies and defeated several prominent chiefs, as well as Lundu Tsagonja, the titular owner of Manganja land.
The process of conquest and incorporation lasted several years. By 1870, the Kololo had established a state divided into six regions, each led by an authority with considerable autonomy. For the following two decades, this polity remained the dominant force in the strategically important Shire valley.
À partir de XIXᵉ siècle
Shire Valley and Manganja country
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Kololo State in the Shire Valley was a later Kololo polity formed by a small group that had accompanied David Livingstone along the eastern Zambezi and settled among the Manganja. Its military reputation and opposition to the slave trade won local support, after which Maluka and Ramukkan led conquest and incorporation in the Shire region. By 1870, the polity consisted of six regions whose leaders possessed substantial autonomy.
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Le récit
The collapse of the main Kololo kingdom in 1864 did not eliminate Kololo political influence in the Zambezi valley. Several years earlier, a smaller group of Kololo had accompanied David Livingstone on his eastern journey down the Zambezi and settled among the Manganja. Their opposition to the slave trade and their reputation as soldiers contributed to their acceptance by their hosts.
With European weapons supplied by Livingstone, the Kololo resisted predatory activity by Yao and coastal Arab forces. Their military role soon expanded beyond defense. Under Maluka and Ramukkan, they entered the politics of the Shire region with the support of Manganja allies and defeated several prominent chiefs, as well as Lundu Tsagonja, the titular owner of Manganja land.
The process of conquest and incorporation lasted several years. By 1870, the Kololo had established a state divided into six regions, each led by an authority with considerable autonomy. For the following two decades, this polity remained the dominant force in the strategically important Shire valley.
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