À partir de XIXᵉ siècle
Central Namibia
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Windhoek was one of the principal settlements of Jonker Afrikaner’s polity. By 1842 it had become Jonker’s base, with a population of about 2,000 people, including many dependants identified by missionaries. Jonker built a stone chapel and held services there, and the settlement’s Dutch name, meaning “windy corner,” was associated with his period rather than with the later colonial era.
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Windhoek became the principal base of Jonker Afrikaner’s polity by 1842. The settlement formed part of the wider expansion of Nama–Orlam political formations in central Namibia, whose power rested on cattle, armed force, trade, alliances, and the incorporation of followers. Its location placed it within the political and commercial sphere controlled by Jonker.
The population of Windhoek numbered approximately 2,000 people when Jonker was established there. About half were identified by missionaries as dependants, indicating that the settlement brought together people in unequal relationships of protection, service, and political subordination. The population was part of the mixed social world described for Nama–Orlam polities, which included Nama, Orlam, Damara, and Herero communities.
Jonker erected a stone chapel and held services at Windhoek, although he had not been granted a missionary. The settlement’s name was explained as the Dutch word “Windhoek,” meaning “windy corner,” and the pages associate this name with Jonker’s time rather than with the later colonial period. Windhoek therefore appears as both a political headquarters and a site of religious and social consolidation.
À partir de XIXᵉ siècle
Central Namibia
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
Windhoek was one of the principal settlements of Jonker Afrikaner’s polity. By 1842 it had become Jonker’s base, with a population of about 2,000 people, including many dependants identified by missionaries. Jonker built a stone chapel and held services there, and the settlement’s Dutch name, meaning “windy corner,” was associated with his period rather than with the later colonial era.
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Le récit
Windhoek became the principal base of Jonker Afrikaner’s polity by 1842. The settlement formed part of the wider expansion of Nama–Orlam political formations in central Namibia, whose power rested on cattle, armed force, trade, alliances, and the incorporation of followers. Its location placed it within the political and commercial sphere controlled by Jonker.
The population of Windhoek numbered approximately 2,000 people when Jonker was established there. About half were identified by missionaries as dependants, indicating that the settlement brought together people in unequal relationships of protection, service, and political subordination. The population was part of the mixed social world described for Nama–Orlam polities, which included Nama, Orlam, Damara, and Herero communities.
Jonker erected a stone chapel and held services at Windhoek, although he had not been granted a missionary. The settlement’s name was explained as the Dutch word “Windhoek,” meaning “windy corner,” and the pages associate this name with Jonker’s time rather than with the later colonial period. Windhoek therefore appears as both a political headquarters and a site of religious and social consolidation.
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