For the hypothetical inland sea in East Africa, see Lake Uniamési.
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Location of Tabora in Tanzania
Unyamwezi is a historical region in what is now Tanzania, around the modern city of Tabora to the south of Lake Victoria and east of Lake Tanganyika.
It lay on the trade route from the coast to Lake Tanganyika and to the kingdoms to the west of Lake Victoria.
The various peoples of the region were known as long-distance traders, providing porters for caravans and arranging caravans in their own right.
At first the main trade was in ivory, but later slaving became more important.
Unyamwezi is a historical region in what is now Tanzania, around the modern city of Tabora to the south of Lake Victoria and east of Lake Tanganyika....
refer to the Sukuma as 'people of the north'. Their homeland is called Unyamwezi, and they speak the language Kinyamwezi, but many also speak Swahili or...
vegetation. As with the Nyamwezi, all members of the five groups in Greater Unyamwezi identified themselves as Wanyamwezi to those outside of the "greater"...
Arab traders, and rivals of Mirambo for the control of the trade across Unyamwezi. These Arabs had powerful allies in Zanzibar on the coast. For most of...
north to Mbogwe in Usumbwa where they fought with the famous Mirambo of Unyamwezi. The current king of the Ngoni is his great-great-grandson, M'Mbelwa V...
impacts of large-scale labour migration on "labour reservoirs" such as Unyamwezi and Usukuma were often devastating. Beginning in 1888 the Usambara Railway...
mid-18th century, traders dressed “as Arabs”, although coming from the Unyamwezi region of what is now Tanzania were involved in trading for ivory and...
Africa. By Richard Burton Abrahams, R. G. (2017). The Peoples of Greater Unyamwezi,Tanzania (Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Sumbwa, Kimbu, Konongo): East Central Africa...
the mid-18th century, traders dressed as Arabs although coming from the Unyamwezi region of what is now Tanzania were involved in trading for ivory as far...
the east, coming from the Usambaras; and the south, maybe coming from Unyamwezi and the Nguu highlands. Another factor supporting the idea that the arrival...
they were called, from the west coast; but the regions to the north of Unyamwezi, where they were in use under the name of simbi, were dependent on Muslim...
drought. In the 18th century the Wagogo were mostly pioneer colonists from Unyamwezi and Uhehe, and are often confused with the Sandawe and the Kaguru. Half...
140lbs. was fastened to it, and though the animal—a wild creature of Unyamwezi—struggled and reared frantically, not a particle gave way. After this...
in Uzige (in the region of Usumbura), Bangwana (Islamized people from Unyamwezi or the Congo basin), Basumbwa, Bavira (from the country of Uvira), and...
mid-18th century, traders dressed “as Arabs”, although coming from the Unyamwezi region of what is now Tanzania, were involved in trading for ivory and...
Lake Victoria; to the south, from the Great Rift Valley on the way to Unyamwezi and Lake Tanganyika; and to the north, across an endless plain, from Mount...
history of Tabora town can be traced back to 1830 when it was called “Unyamwezi”. During the slave trade in mid-1840s, the Arabs constructed a base in...
in Tanzania. 1871: Mogadisho is annexed to Zanzibar. The Kingdom of Unyamwezi proclaims independence from Unyanyembe. 1873: Monarchy is abolished in...
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