Chewa kingdom/confederation around Lake Malawi that gave the country its name.
The Maravi Confederacy disintegrated in the late 1860s when the last Kalonga, Sosola, was killed by the Yao chief Mnanula; the confederacy had already been fatally weakened by Ngoni raids and internal succession disputes.
Surveys the Maravi (Chewa) confederation and the states around Lake Malawi in continental context.
Covers the peoples and states of the south-central African interior, including the Maravi sphere (broad context).