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Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1337 Nyanhewe Rebellion
In 1337, Great Zimbabwe faced one of its most serious internal threats: the Nyanhewe Rebellion. Mambo Chikanda, already contending with a decade of drought and the decline of the gold trade, was challenged by an alliance of provincial chiefs from the northern lowlands. The rebellion was led by a svikiro (spirit medium) named Maunga, who claimed the mhondoro spirit of the legendary conqueror Nyamuzuwe had possessed him, calling for a return to the old ways of cattle raiding over the gold trade. Lucas and Luna explore the clash between the centralizing power of the dzimbabwe and the…
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