Kingdom of Siha - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Kingdom of Siha - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Siha or Kingdom of Siha also sometimes referred to as Kibongoto (Kwamangi wa Siha in Kichagga), (Ufalme wa Siha in Swahili) was a historic sovereign Chagga state located in modern-day Machame Kaskazini ward in Hai District of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania. Siha was located west of the Ushira plateau on Mount Kilimanjaro.Salt, George. “The Shira Plateau of Kilimanjaro.” The Geographical Journal, vol. 117, no. 2, 1951, pp. 150–64. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1791652. Accessed 16 Apr. 2023. The word Mangi means king in Kichagga.R.O. “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.” The Journal of African History, vol. 5, no. 3, 1964, pp. 462–464., doi:10.1017/S0021853700005181. The kingdom is known for Mangi Ngalami that was hanged together with 18 other Leaders of the Chagga states including Mangi Meli, by the German colonial regime in 1900.Cana, Frank R. “German East Africa and It's Future.” Journal of the Royal African Society, vol. 17, no. 66, 1918, pp. 125–35. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/716055. Accessed 16 Apr. 2023.Yonge, Brian. "The rise and fall of the Chagga empire." Kenya Past and Present 11.1 (1979): 43-48. Read more on Wikipedia
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