Mpezeni
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mpezeni-173-4620009
title:
Mpezeni
text:
Mphezeni was warrior-king of one of the largest Ngoni groups of central Africa, based in what is now the Chipata District of Zambia, at a time when the British South Africa Company (BSAC) of Cecil Rhodes was trying to assume control over the territory for the British Empire. Mpezeni was courted by the Portuguese and the BSAC sent agents to obtain a treaty — Alfred Sharpe in 1889, and Joseph Maloney in 1895, who were both unsuccessful. In 1897 with over 4,000 warriors, Mphezeni declared the treat
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African warrior-king (c. 1830–1900)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpezeni
date created:
2007-04-29T13:07:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T06:54:46Z
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