Shawasha

Shawasha was a chiefdom in Zimbabwe. It was founded by the Chinamora Dynasty, who settled there around 1744. It became a part of the British Mashonaland protectorate in 1889. Its royal line continued to 1916.

References

Alpers, Edward A. (1970), "Dynasties of the Mutapa-Rozwi Complex", The Journal of African History (Cambridge University Press) 11 (2), pp. 203–220, doi:10.1017/S0021853700009944, JSTOR 180317

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