Vugha

Vugha or Vuga (Mji wa kale wa Vuga in Swahili ) is historic village located inside Bumbuli District of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The settlement was established as the capital of the Kilindi dynasty.[2]

Vuga
Vugha is located in Tanzania
Vugha
Shown within Tanzania
LocationBumbuli District,
Tanga Region,
 Tanzania
Coordinates4°54′17.64″S 38°20′42″E
TypeSettlement
History
Founded18th century CE
CulturesShambaa
Site notes
ConditionEndangered
OwnershipTanzanian Government
ManagementAntiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1]
Official nameVugha Historic Settlement
TypeCultural

See also

References
  1. "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Willis, Justin (August 1993). "The nature of a mission community: the Universities' Mission to Central Africa in Bonde: the mission in African history". Past & Present. 140 (1): 127–155. doi:10.1093/past/140.1.127. JSTOR 651215. Gale A13293795 INIST:3862275.

Further reading
  • Zawawi, Sharifa M. (July 1987). "The gift of a mountain: a 19th century Swahili document". Journal of the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs. 8 (2): 356–377. doi:10.1080/02666958708716044.
  • Meunier, Roger (1977). "Review of The Shambaa Kingdom: A History". Cahiers d'Études Africaines. 17 (66/67): 396–397. JSTOR 4391542.
  • Huijzendveld, Frans D. (2008). "Changes in Political Economy and Ecology in West-Usambara, Tanzania: ca. 1850–1950". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 41 (3): 383–409. JSTOR 40282525. INIST:21527110 ProQuest 229653078.
  • Willis, Justin (1992). "The Makings of a Tribe: Bondei Identities and Histories". The Journal of African History. 33 (2): 191–208. doi:10.1017/S0021853700032205. JSTOR 182998. S2CID 153930635.
  • Akinola, G. A. (1975). "The East African Coastal Rising, 1888-1890". Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 7 (4): 609–630. JSTOR 41971217.
  • Farler, J. P. (February 1879). "The Usambara Country in East Africa". Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography. 1 (2): 81–97. doi:10.2307/1800252. JSTOR 1800252.


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