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Vugha or Vuga (Mji wa kale wa Vuga in
Swahili ) is a
historic village located inside Bumbuli District of
Tanga Region in Tanzania. The
settlement was...
- of the kingdom's identity.
Vugha was the
royal capital of the
Shambaa Kingdom.
Despite having a
sizable po****tion,
Vugha was
built to
resemble a typical...
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Bumbuli and
Vugha made up a
sizable area of
densely po****ted
territory that was
challenging to conquer.
After the king was
established in
Vugha, his authority...
- wild pigs and was
given a wife in gratitude. Subsequently,
people from
Vugha sought his ****istance, and he
eradicated the wild pig po****tion
there as...
- His
reign was
characterized by his
initial dominance over the
Vugha, but
after the
Vugha was burned, he
faced opposition from
rival groups,
which finally...
- of the
coastline below the Usambaras. He
ruled from the
hilltop town of
Vugha in modern-day
Bumbuli District that
contained about 500,000 people. His...
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Kimweri ye Nyumbai's
death in 1862, the
power center had
shifted away from
Vugha. Semboja, one of Kimweri's sons,
recognized the
growing importance of trade...
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Historic Sites Tongoni Ruins Bombo Kaburi Tanga Island Muhembo Mnarani Ndumi Vugha Yambe Island Islands Mwewe Island Ulenge Island Kirui Island Kwale Island...
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agriculturalists and pastoralists.[citation needed] A
Shambaa kingdom based at
Vugha was
founded by
Mbegha in the
first half of the 18th century. His grandson...
- from a
mountain capital remote from the
trade routes. The
Sambaa king at
Vugha was
recognized by the
British as
their overlord or
paramount chief. As a...
