XIXᵉ siècle – XIXᵉ siècle
Western and central Tanzania, centred west of Tabora
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Mirambo’s State was a nineteenth-century polity that expanded from Uyowa west of Tabora into a large dominion through military campaigns. Mirambo drew on a small group of warriors, and the passage suggests that experience of Nguni military organization may have influenced his methods. Between 1870 and his death in 1884, his campaigns extended control toward Buha, Burundi, Vinza, Tongwe, Pimbwe, Konongo, and other regions, though the extract ends before the full extent is described.
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Mirambo began as ruler of the small state of Uyowa, situated west of Tabora. His rise belonged to the period when commercial routes, firearms, rivalries among chiefs, and mobile warrior groups enabled ambitious leaders to enlarge their political domains. The passage suggests that Mirambo may have been captured in his youth by the Nguni and may have learned from their military organization during that experience.
In the 1860s, Mirambo used a small group of warriors to gain control of several states surrounding Uyowa. His authority then expanded through repeated campaigns. Between 1870 and his death in 1884, he led many campaigns that greatly enlarged the territory under his control, making his state one of the most striking examples of political expansion in nineteenth-century western Tanzania.
The extract records an extensive zone of Mirambo’s expansion, reaching Buha and Burundi, the Vinza and Tongwe in the west, and the Pimbwe and Konongo to the south. The account breaks off before completing the description of his frontiers, so the full extent and internal organization of the state cannot be established from this extract alone. Its emergence nevertheless illustrates how military organization and changing trade conditions reshaped Nyamwezi political life.
XIXᵉ siècle – XIXᵉ siècle
Western and central Tanzania, centred west of Tabora
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Mirambo’s State was a nineteenth-century polity that expanded from Uyowa west of Tabora into a large dominion through military campaigns. Mirambo drew on a small group of warriors, and the passage suggests that experience of Nguni military organization may have influenced his methods. Between 1870 and his death in 1884, his campaigns extended control toward Buha, Burundi, Vinza, Tongwe, Pimbwe, Konongo, and other regions, though the extract ends before the full extent is described.
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Le récit
Mirambo began as ruler of the small state of Uyowa, situated west of Tabora. His rise belonged to the period when commercial routes, firearms, rivalries among chiefs, and mobile warrior groups enabled ambitious leaders to enlarge their political domains. The passage suggests that Mirambo may have been captured in his youth by the Nguni and may have learned from their military organization during that experience.
In the 1860s, Mirambo used a small group of warriors to gain control of several states surrounding Uyowa. His authority then expanded through repeated campaigns. Between 1870 and his death in 1884, he led many campaigns that greatly enlarged the territory under his control, making his state one of the most striking examples of political expansion in nineteenth-century western Tanzania.
The extract records an extensive zone of Mirambo’s expansion, reaching Buha and Burundi, the Vinza and Tongwe in the west, and the Pimbwe and Konongo to the south. The account breaks off before completing the description of his frontiers, so the full extent and internal organization of the state cannot be established from this extract alone. Its emergence nevertheless illustrates how military organization and changing trade conditions reshaped Nyamwezi political life.
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