Tjamuaha | |
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Chief of the Herero peopleinSouth-West Africa | |
Born | c. 1790 Otjikune |
Died | 1861 Okahandja |
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House | Ovaherero |
Father | Tjirwe |
Tjamuaha (also: Tjamuaha waTjirwe, literally English: Tjamuaha, son of Tjirwe, born ca. 1790 in Otjikune, died December 1861 in Okahandja) was a chief of the Herero peopleinSouth-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.[1] With Tjamuaha's death, hostilities started between the Nama people and the Herero.[2]
Preceded by | Paramount Chief of the Herero people 1842–1861 |
Succeeded by |
Paramount Chiefs of the Herero
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