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Nyamwezi

Member of one of the largest groups of Bantu people in Tanzania, living on the plains surrounding the town of Tabora. Most of the Nyamwezi are farmers.

Although the Nyamwezi suffered greatly from Arab slavers from Zanzibar in the 19th century, they became involved in the trade themselves. One of their chiefs, Mirambo, became overlord of much of central Tanzania with the assistance of an Arab called Tippa Tip.
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The mention of Kingdom and Empire formation by the Asante, Hausa, Nyamwezi, Banyoro and Zulu are not mentioned plus such mercenary activities as those conducted by the Ngoni Ruga Ruga warriors.
Alfred Nhema and Paul Zeleza, (eds). The Roots of African Conflicts: ... by Lilian, Linda / African Studies Quarterly
Tabora, the former Unyanyembe, located in the heart of the Nyamwezi region, at that time was an important base for the Swahili Arabs on their trade route into the Eastern Congo.
African Art at the Museum fur Volkerkunde in Vienna by Plankensteiner, Barbara / African Arts
Moreau personally observed the following at Amani, a settlement in the present Tanga region: (1) At Amani when a Nyamwezi died his funeral was conducted not by his fellow-tribesmen, who are quite numerous in the neighborhood, but by Ngoni living here .
African imaginations of moral economy: notes on indigenous economic ... by Tsuruta, Tadasu / African Studies Quarterly
 
 
 
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