Manyema
Encyclopedia
Manyema a powerful and in the past warlike Bantu-Negroid people in the southeast of the Congo basin
and in the Kigoma region
of Western Tanzania
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In Tanzania they include various sub tribes , wabwari, wamasanze, wabembe e.t. they have made considerable contribution in fields like soccer ,music and politics .
The women were described as extremely beautiful, they were seen as fiercely independent and seductive, many songs were written about them. They made up the rubric of many harems and gained more freedom than what their other female counterparts were allowed.
Manyemaland was for the greater part of the 19th century an Eldorado
of the Arab
slave
raiders.
Congo Basin
The Congo Basin is the sedimentary basin that is the drainage of the Congo River of west equatorial Africa. The basin begins in the highlands of the East African Rift system with input from the Chambeshi River, the Uele and Ubangi Rivers in the upper reaches and the Lualaba River draining wetlands...
and in the Kigoma region
Kigoma Region
Kigoma is one of Tanzania's 26 administrative regions. The regional capital is Kigoma. It is bordered to the North by the Kagera Region, to the East by the Shinyanga and Tabora Regions, to the South by the Rukwa Region, to the West by Lake Tanganyika which forms a border with the Democratic...
of Western Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
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In Tanzania they include various sub tribes , wabwari, wamasanze, wabembe e.t. they have made considerable contribution in fields like soccer ,music and politics .
The women were described as extremely beautiful, they were seen as fiercely independent and seductive, many songs were written about them. They made up the rubric of many harems and gained more freedom than what their other female counterparts were allowed.
Manyemaland was for the greater part of the 19th century an Eldorado
El Dorado
El Dorado is the name of a Muisca tribal chief who covered himself with gold dust and, as an initiation rite, dived into a highland lake.Later it became the name of a legendary "Lost City of Gold" that has fascinated – and so far eluded – explorers since the days of the Spanish Conquistadors...
of the Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
slave
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...
raiders.