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Herero people (Ovaherero)

1400 – 1884
CultureAfrica

Bantu-speaking pastoralist people of central Namibia (Damaraland/Hereroland), organized in the 19th century under a paramount chieftaincy (Maharero, from 1863) that fought recurrent wars with Nama/Orlam groups before German colonization.

Not an ending: the Herero endure in Namibia despite the 1904-08 German genocide. The map hands off to the states covering their lands.

Borders in 1400 · drawn from 1 sourced border frame
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