Global InformationRengua information
| Rengua | |||||
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| Mangi of Machame, Kilimanjaro | |||||
| Reign | 1808–1837 | ||||
| Predecessor | Disputed probably Mangi Kiwaria | ||||
| Successor | Mamkinga of Machame | ||||
| Born | 1784 Foo, Machame, Hai District, Kilimanjaro Region | ||||
| Died | 1837 Machame, Hai District, Kilimanjaro Region. | ||||
| Burial | 1840s Foo, Machame | ||||
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| Dynasty | Kombe | ||||
| Father | Kiwaria | ||||
| Religion | Traditional African religions | ||||
Rengua or Mangi Rengua Kiwaria Kombe (1784–1837), also known as Mangi Rengua of Machame (Mangi Rengua in Kichagga; (Mfalme Meli in Swahili) was a king of the Chaga in Machame, one of the sovereign Chagga states in the early 1800s. Mangi means king in Kichagga.[1] Rengua founded the Kombe dynasty, which ruled until the 1960s, including through times of anarchy and competing independent clans. He consolidated Machame as one of the most powerful kingdoms in Chaggaland and is considered one of the greatest leaders in Machame history.[2][3][4][5] He is also known for massacring Kibosho initiates at Kinduchi, Lyamuro, prompting the rivalry between Kibosho and Machame.
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- ^ Yonge, Brian. "The rise and fall of the Chagga empire." Kenya Past and Present 11.1 (1979): 43-48.