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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Brada-Anansi: [QB] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Khamiruins2.jpg[/IMG] Thulamela was a counterpart of Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe that displayed similar architectural design and method. Terraced hill, entranceway of Khami, capital of the Torwa StateKhami was the capital of the Torwa State and the successor of Great Zimbabwe. The techniques of Great Zimbabwe were further refined and developed. Elaborate walls were constructed by connecting carefully cut stones forming terraced hills [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Lunda_houses-1854.jpg[/IMG] The Lunda Empire (western) established its capital 100 kilometers from Kassai in open woodland, between two rivers 15 kilometers apart. It was surrounded by fortified earthen ramparts. and dry moats about 30 plus kilometers. The Mwato Yamvo's compound musumba was surrounded with large fortification of double layered live trees or wood ramparts. The musumba had multiple courtyards with designated functions, straight roads, and public squares. Its immense hygenic and cleanly value has been noted by European observers.[27] Lunda dwellings displaying the Square and the Cone On Ground type of African Vernacular ArchitectureThe Eastern Lunda dwelling of the Kacembe(king) was describe as containing fenced roads, a mile long. The enclosed walls were made of grass, 12 to 13 span in height. The enclosed roads lead to a rectangular hut openned on the west side. In the center was a wooden base with a statue on top about 3 span.[28] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Kongocapital.jpg[/IMG] A view from a much berated area the kingdom of the Kongo Mbanza Congo was the capital of the Kingdom of Kongo with a population of 30,000 plus. It sat on a cliff with river below and forested valley. The King's dwelling was describe as a mile and half enclosure with walled pathways, courtyard, gardens, decorated huts, and palisades. One early explorer described it in terms of a Cretan labyrinth.[25] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Kano-engraving.jpg[/IMG] Six important Hausa city states existed Kano, Katsina, Daura, Gobir, Zazzau, and Biram. Kano was the most important. The city was surrounded by a wall of reinforced ramparts of stone and bricks. Kano contained a citadel near which the royal class resided. Individual residence was separated by "earthen" wall. The higher the status of the resident the more elaborate the wall. The entranceway was mazelike to seclude women. Inside near the entrance were the abode of unmarried women. Further down were slave quarters.[14] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Yeha_Tigray_Ethiopia.jpg[/IMG] The best known building of the period in the region is the ruined or eight century BC multi-story tower at Yeha in Ethiopia, believed to have been the capital of D'mt. Ashlar masonry was especially dominant during this period [IMG]http://www.eartharchitecture.org/uploads/ndebele1.png[/IMG] Ndebele Houses Historical Background The history of the Ndebele people can be traced back to Mafana, their first identifiable chief. Mafana’s successor, Mhlanga, had a son named Musi who, in the early 1600’s, decided to move away from his cousins (later to become the mighty Zulu nation) and to settle in the hills of Gauteng near where the capital, Pretoria is situated. After the death of Chief Musi, his two sons quarrelled over the chieftainship and the tribe divided into two sections, the Manala and the Ndzundza. The Manala remained in the north while the Ndzundza, also known as the Southern Ndebele, travelled to the east and the south. Both groups remained distinctly Ndebele. In 1883, during the reign of the Ndebele chief Mabhogo, war broke out between the Ndzundza and the (Boer) Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (South African Republic). For eight months, the Ndebele held out against the onslaught by hiding in subterranean tunnels in their mountain stronghold at Mapoch’s Caves near the town of Roossenekal. From time to time, Mabhogo’s brave warriors crept past the enemy lines undetected to fetch water and food. However, after two women of the tribe had been ambushed in the nearby woods and tortured, one revealed the Mabhogo’s whereabouts. After Mabhogo’s defeat, the cohesive tribal structure was broken up and the tribal lands confiscated. Despite the disintegration of the tribe, the Ndebele retained their cultural unity. [URL=http://www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_ndebele.html]www.krugerpark.co.za/africa_ndebele.html[/URL] [IMG]http://www.arm.arc.co.uk/art/anim/Ndebele.JPEG[/IMG] Gotta love their use of colors. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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