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{{about|the traditional Herero leader of the 19th century|the representative of Hereroland during South African Administration of South-West Africa|Thimoteus Tjamuaha}}

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| name = Tjamuaha

| title = [[Traditional leader|Chief]] of the [[Herero people]] in [[South-West Africa]]

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| full name =

| house = [[Ovaherero]]

| birth_date = {{circa}} 1790

| birth_place = Otjikune

| father = Tjirwe

| mother =

| death_date = 1861

| death_place = [[Okahandja]]

| place of burial = [[Okahandja]]

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[[File:Maharero monument Okahandja.jpg|thumb|Tombstone for Tjamuaha, Maharero, and Samuel Maharero in [[Okahandja]]]]

'''Tjamuaha''' (also: '''Tjamuaha waTjirwe''', literally {{lang-en|Tjamuaha, son of Tjirwe}}, born ca. 1790 in [[Otjikune]], died December 1861 in [[Okahandja]]) was a [[Traditional leader|chief]] of the [[Herero people]] in [[South-West Africa]], today's [[Namibia]], and the father of [[Maharero]]. He was a close ally and subordinate of [[Jonker Afrikaner]], Captain of the [[Oorlam]] Afrikaners, and stayed with him in [[Windhoek]] for most of his chieftaincy.<ref name="DierksT">{{cite web

|access-date=24 June 2010}}</ref> With Tjamuaha's death, hostilities started between the [[Nama people]] and the Herero.{{sfn|Vedder|1997|p=319}}

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|trans-title=The old South-West Africa. South-West Africa's history until Maharero's death 1890

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{{succession box|title=Paramount Chief of the [[Herero people]]|years=1842–1861|before=[[Tjirwe]]|after=[[Maharero]]}}

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{{Herero Paramount Chiefs}}

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[[Category:Herero people]]

[[Category:1790s births]]

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