Kingdom of Mbokomu
Kingdom of Mbokomu Isarile ya Mbokomu (Kimochi) | |||||||||
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| c.1700s–1962 | |||||||||
Map of the Kingdom of Mbokomu and its smaller chiefdoms c.1890s | |||||||||
| Status | Kingdom | ||||||||
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| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Mangi (King) | |||||||||
• c.1830-1845 | Mangi Masha of the Mrema clan | ||||||||
• 1845-1860s | Mangi Lowiho | ||||||||
• c.1860s | Mangi Mrunge | ||||||||
• c.1860s-1900 | Mangi Mlatie | ||||||||
• 1900-1917 | Mangi Msami | ||||||||
• 1917-1936 | Mangi Ngatunyi | ||||||||
• 1938-1945 | Mangi Phillipo (last Mangi of Mbokomu before annexation) | ||||||||
| Historical era | |||||||||
| c.1700s | |||||||||
| 6 December 1962 | |||||||||
• Formal abdication | 6 December 1962 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1890s | 25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1880s | ~1,000 | ||||||||
• 1950s | ~2,000 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Tanzania | ||||||||
Area and population not including colonial possessions | |||||||||
| Person | Mmbokomu |
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| People | Wabokomu |
| Language | Kimochi |
| Country | Mbokomu |
Mbokomu or Kingdom of Mbokomu also sometimes referred to as Old Mbokomu (Isarile la Mbokomu in Kimochi), (Ufalme wa Mbokomu in Swahili) was a former sovereign Chagga state located north of modern-day town of Mbokomu in Moshi Rural District of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania. Mobokomu was situated on Mount Kilimanjaro to the west of the Rau River to the Masaranga River to the east. Due to relatively close proxity and size, Mbokomu residents spoke Kimochi, one of the seven Chagga dialects Central Kilimanjaro language, which is still regarded as the Chagga's prestige language.