Amatongaland
Tongaland, or Amatongaland, existed in southeast africa lastly as a district of Zululand forming the northern neck of Zululand. Bordered on the west by the Lebombo Mountains.[1] The area comprised 1280 mi² (2060 km²). The inhabitants were the Amatonga a part of the Zulu people.
The possession of Tongaland was strongly desired by the Boers since it furnished them an outlet to the sea and a safe haven, too. In order to disrupt that plan Great Britain placed Tongaland under British protection on 11 June 1895, it was annexed to Zululand on 27 December 1897, and promptly annexed to Natal along with Zululand the same year.[2][3]
References
- ^ Rider, H. H. A history of the Transvaal. Рипол Классик. ISBN 9781177403818.
- ^ Sir E. Hertslet (13 May 2013). The Map of Africa by Treaty. Routledge. pp. 276–. ISBN 1-136-01862-X.
- ^ Ian Brownlie; Ian R. Burns (January 1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopaedia. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. pp. 1109–. ISBN 978-0-903983-87-7.
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