Tanga Region
23-632: Zigua may refer to: Zigua people , ethnic group in Tanzania Zigua language , their language Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Zigua . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zigua&oldid=933265647 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
46-520: A clay statue of Seuta, the Zigua national hero in 1951. The figure was the creation of a Makerere student. When Moyo first opened its doors to Seuta's descendants, it also pushed for the return of the lost Pangani valley, or Tambarare as it was known locally, from Shambaa to Zigua authority. In 1954, the Zigua established the Tambarare Citizens Union on the advice of counsel in order to "protect
69-722: A part of Uzigua before the German invasion. The British dismissed the plea on the basis of history after receiving advice from a hardly impartial missionary in Mlalo. The Zigua were completely correct because their ancestors had taken control of the valley during Kimweri ya Nyumbai's declining years. Responses to nationalism in this region in the 1950s would be significantly influenced by the persistence of Zigua irredentism. Old conflicts were thus brought into modern politics, as in Usambara and Bonde, while African political philosophy and organization acquired
92-542: A village inland from Bagamoyo, requested that the Company close its outpost for fear that "at some point, white people will be masters of the land." At Korogwe , the Zigua protested against a station. Two stations at Uzaramo were assaulted in the beginning of 1887. Throughout 1886 and 1887, there was a lot of discussion about the prospect of resisting the Germans, especially by Saadani's monarch, Bwana Heri. The Sambaa king at Vugha
115-4106: Is a town and capital of Muheza District in the Tanga Region of Tanzania . In the Muheza district, the town covers five wards; Majengo ward to the east, Tanganyika ward to the north, Genge and Majengo ward to the east, and Kwemkabala ward to the west. Paved trunk road T13 from Segera to the Kenyan border passes through Muheza town. The town also has a station on the Tanga-Arusha Railway . References [ edit ] ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities ^ "Tanga Region Roads Network" (PDF) . Tanroads . Retrieved 8 August 2019 . v t e Muheza District Capital: Muheza Town Wards Amani Bwembwera Genge Kicheba Kigombe Kilulu Kisiwani Kwafungo Kwakifua Kwemkabala Lusanga Magila Magoroto Majengo Masuguru Mbaramo Mbomole Mhamba Misalai Misozwe Mkuzi Mlingano Mpapayu Mtindiro Ngomeni Nkumba Pande Darajani Potwe Songa Tanganyika Tingeni Tongwe Zirai Native Peoples Bondei Dhaiso Zigula Shambaa Rivers and Lakes Zigi River Pangani River Major Cities and Towns Muheza National Parks and Forest Reserves Mhamba Forest Reserve Magoroto Forest Reserve Amani Nature Reserve Muheza Landmarks Magoroto Forest Reserve Kimbo Peak v t e Tanga Region Capital: Tanga Districts Bumbuli District Handeni District Handeni Town Council Kilindi District Korogwe District Korogwe Urban District Lushoto District Mkinga District Muheza District Pangani District Tanga District Native Peoples Sambaa Zigua Digo Dhaiso Segeju Bondei Ngulu Mbugu National Historic Sites Tongoni Ruins Bombo Kaburi Tanga Island Muhembo Mnarani Ndumi Vugha Yambe Island Islands Mwewe Island Ulenge Island Kirui Island Kwale Island Karange Island Yambe Island Tanga Island Maziwe Island Rivers and Lakes Pangani River Sigi River Mkulumuzi River Mligasi River Saunyi River Umba River Msangazi River Soni River Lwengera River Lake Manka Major Cities and Towns Muheza Pangani Korogwe Lushoto Handeni National Parks and Reserves Amani Nature Reserve Mkomazi National Park Saadani National Park Handeni National Forest Reserve Tanga Coelacanth Marine Park Magoroto Forest Reserve Mhamba Forest Reserve Nilo Forest Reserve Baga Forest Reserve Magamba Forest Reserve Ndelemi Forest Reserve Kisima Gonja Forest Reserve Shagayu Forest Reserve Kitumbi Forest Reserve Gole Forest Reserve Tanga Kirui Mwewe Kwale Ulenge Yambe Maziwi Tanga Island Landmarks of Tanga Amboni Caves Usambara Mountains Nguu Mountains Irente Views Mkuzi Falls Chambolo Peak (2,289m) Heritage Monuments of Tanga Urithi Tanga Museum Shabaan Robert's House, Duga Shabaan Robert Museum, Machui Old Korogwe Ulenge Island Front Range Lighthouse Ulenge Island Rear Range Lighthouse Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muheza&oldid=1172128484 " Category : Populated places in Tanga Region Hidden categories: Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas Articles with short description Short description
138-553: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Zigua people ( Kilindi District ) , ( Korogwe District ), ( Handeni District ), ( Pangani District ) Pwani Region The Zigua or in some sources Zigula ( Wazigua in Swahili ) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic people hailing from far northern Pwani Region and western southern Tanga Region in Tanzania. In Tanga Region they are
161-485: Is linked to the Zigua conversion. By 1914, the majority of Zigua were likely at least nominal Muslims, and the dhikr was said in a remote area that included migratory workers and traders. It embraces individuals who were becoming peasants due to their close proximity to the coast. As Zigua claimed to be descended from Harun al-Rashid's warriors or, as some dynasties in the Southern Highlands claimed Arab ancestry,
184-555: The Maasai from the lower Pangani valley by 1850, while the Arusha were the ones who did so in the upper valley. But as the First World War would demonstrate, muskets were primarily defensive weapons. With said weapons, Saadani was burned by the Zigua in the early 1850s. The residents of the coastal hinterland were exposed to Islam . Many Segeju and Digo people converted to Islam. In
207-636: The Ngulu people , which today all live in north-eastern Tanzania . For instance, the king Mbegha , who was to become the leader of the Shambaa people and the grandfather of the Shambaa ruler Kimweri ye Nyumbai (†1862), was born among the Zigua. In the 1830s, the Zigua people acquired firearms, occupied the Pangani valley, and presented a danger to the mountain empire. In 1857, Burton declared that "the watch-fire never leaves
230-515: The Sukuma Union, it had to deal with the challenge of defining the tribe in an area where various groups blended into one another almost invisibly. Moyo not only embraced Zigua and Ngulu—two distinct "tribes" on British lists—but also claimed kinship with the Bondei and Shamba, who are also thought to be decedents of Seuta . At the offices of the native administration, the provincial commissioner unveiled
253-582: The 1870s, missionaries discovered a sizable Islamic population in Bonde ( Muheza ). One person wrote that "there is a little mosque in almost every town" and "an Arab School in the larger ones." It is said that the Zigua converted the Bondei people to Islam in Bonde, and it is undeniable that Islam spread to Uzigua at this time. One factor contributing to the German period's first widespread adoption of Islam by inland peoples
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#1732855297592276-562: The Segeju were predominately Muslim, whereas the Bondei appeared to be split between Christians and Muslims, with the latter group being particularly prevalent in the east near the Tanga coast. As their position of power declined in Usambara, many Kilindi converted to Islam. Both coastal waalimu Islamic teachers and Shambaa were present there by 1913. Omari Mgaza , a Zigua Qadiri trained in Bagamoyo ,
299-436: The Zigua descendants return and enter into the unity and become a nation," the Zigua people said, "so that our fellow Zigua people in various countries will hear that now Zigua has united into one nation." The Zigua under Kilindi authority were thus motivated to establish an organization "to protect their interests in the country of their adoption." They asked for the valley lands' restitution in 1943, arguing that they had been
322-477: The Zigua has been plagued by famines for most of its 19th century history due to the introduction of rinderpest by Europeans earlier in the century. "Great numbers of cattle have died in the last year or two from cattle disease, and I nowhere saw the vast herds which used to be such a striking feature of the Zigua country," wrote a missionary who was in Uzigua in 1907 while on a visit. Twenty years later, trypanosomiasis
345-410: The adoption of Islam allowed people looking to connect their small-scale communities to the broader history of Islam . And it includes the political figures who were frequently Muslim pioneers because they interacted with the outside world the most and were therefore most exposed to its hazards. John Saidi, the Bondei apostle to the Zigua and a practicing Christian, was a former exorcist . The land of
368-479: The framework of colonial administration. Informally formed in 1938 to raise money for a Zigua boarding school, Moyo wa Uzigua na Nguu , often known as "The Heart (or Spirit) of Uzigua and Ungulu," had deeper roots. One was the conflict between the inherited Muslim chiefs and the educated Christian Zigua. Another was the local economy's collapse after tsetse 's invasion. The fall of the Pangani valley to Shambaa rule and
391-1336: The interests of the people of the plains as against those of the hills." Moyo's campaign for the election of a Zigua paramount chief, meantime, exacerbated the conflict in Zigua relations with Shamba. Muheza Coordinates : 05°10′26″S 38°47′15″E / 5.17389°S 38.78750°E / -5.17389; 38.78750 Capital of Muheza District, Tanga Region Capital of Muheza District in Tanga Region, Tanzania Muheza Mji wa Muheza ( Swahili ) Capital of Muheza District [REDACTED] [REDACTED] From top to bottom: Mosque in Muheza town at night, Veranda detail Muheza town Nickname: Muheza's Muheza [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Muheza Coordinates: 05°10′26″S 38°47′15″E / 5.17389°S 38.78750°E / -5.17389; 38.78750 Country [REDACTED] Tanzania Region Tanga Region District Muheza District Population (2022) • Total 20,000 Ethnic groups • Settler Swahili & Sambaa • Ancestral Bondei Muheza ( Mji wa Muheza , in Swahili )
414-623: The majority in Handeni District , northern Kilindi District and also are a historically significant population south of the Pangani River in Pangani District . They speak the Zigula language . In 1993, the Zigua population was estimated to number 355,000 people, today they number 631,000 people. The Zigua are considered to be the parent tribe of the Shambaa people , the Bondei people and
437-433: The mountain" and "the war-horn is now silent." Kimweri was reluctant to recognize the importance of firearms , but his border chiefs embraced them and attracted supporters from outside the nation. Kimweri governed a conservative kingdom from a mountain capital remote from the trade routes. Firearms offered those who originally acquired them a short-term edge. The Zigua were the ones who initially acquired weapons and drove
460-400: The split of Uzigua among multiple British districts as the third factor gave Zigua tribalism a significant irredentist component. Moyo evolved into possibly the most active tribal betterment society in the nation. Its originator, a teacher by the name of Paul Nkanyemka, joined the tribal council with the support of the district office, and he was appointed council secretary. However, just like
483-400: Was endemic and cattle had all but vanished from Uzigua. The German East African Company (DOG) sent out 18 trips to north eastern Tanzania between 1884 and 1886 to negotiate treaties with the powerful states there that would expand its territory. By April 1888, it had also built up 18 little trading and research stations on the mainland. These sparked a lot of animosity. The headman of Dunda ,
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#1732855297592506-570: Was recognized by the British as their overlord or paramount chief. As a result, the Shamba native government annexed the once independent Zigua headman. But in the interim, the majority of the Zigua—who resided in different districts—were united in 1928 to form a tribal federation. One gleefully exclaimed, "It was not like in the olden days of our ancestors when they met with furious faces ready for war." "Let all
529-418: Was the fervor of Muslim teachers, particularly Qadiri Khulafa. In the past, there were Muslim communities in the country's commercial towns and among hinterland peoples like the Bondei and Zigua, and a few interior monarchs had converted to Islam or adopted an Islamic façade. The three areas of deeper influence in German times were as follows: In the hinterland in the north, there was one breakthrough. By 1914,
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