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Hamaland is a non-administrative region in the east of the Netherlands. It is named after the Frankish Chamavi-tribe. It is located east of the river Yssel and south of Salland (the original homeland of the Frankish Salii) and Twente (the original homeland of the Frankish Tuanti. Hamaland and the Chamavi were in Late antiquity ruled by independant kings. Those kings were subdued by Carolingian Franks.

From the 9th century there is a noble Hama-family attested that owned large parts of the middle, east and north of what is now known as the Netherlands. The same family owned also large part of German Munsterland and had estates more south, probably around Nassau. When these leading Counts died Hamaland became one of the core areas of the Dukes of Gelre, and thus formed a part of the Duchy Gelre. Other part of the heritage of the Hama-family became to be known as the Duchy of Cleve and the Bishopries of Utrecht and Munster.

Nowadays Hamaland is part of the Dutch province Gelderland.

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 '''Hamaland''' is a non-administrative region in the east of the [[Netherlands]]. It is named after the Frankish [[Chamavi]]-tribe. It is located east of the river Yssel and south of [[Salland]] (the original homeland of the Frankish [[Salian Franks|Salii]]) and [[Twente]] (the original homeland of the Frankish Tuanti. Hamaland and the Chamavi were in Late antiquity ruled by independant kings. Those kings were subdued by Carolingian Franks.
-From the 9th century there is a noble Hama-family attested that owned large parts of the middle, east and north of what is now known as the Netherlands. The same family owned also large part of Germand Munsterland and had estates more south, probably around Nassua. When these leading Counts died Hamaland became on of the core areas of the Dukes of Gelre, and thus formed a part of the [[Guelders|Duchy Gelre]]. The other part of the heritage of the Hama-family became to be known as the [[Duchy of Cleves|Duchy of Cleve]].
+From the 9th century there is a noble Hama-family attested that owned large parts of the middle, east and north of what is now known as the Netherlands. The same family owned also large part of German Munsterland and had estates more south, probably around Nassau. When these leading Counts died Hamaland became one of the core areas of the Dukes of Gelre, and thus formed a part of the [[Guelders|Duchy Gelre]]. Other part of the heritage of the Hama-family became to be known as the [[Duchy of Cleves|Duchy of Cleve]] and the Bishopries of Utrecht and Munster.
 Nowadays Hamaland is part of the Dutch province [[Gelderland]].