Description: (Warlord)
Mirambo Kasanda, King Mirambo, was a Nyamwezi king who established the largest state in 19th-century East Africa in present-day Urambo district, Tanzania. He started as a trader and son of a minor chief, growing his influence through trade caravans and alliances with the Watuta people. Mirambo employed a military strategy influenced by southern Africa, expanding his territory through a combination of warfare and diplomacy. He formed a partnership with Swiss merchant Philippe Broyon, welcomed missionaries, and gained the support of British consul John Kirk. Notably, Mirambo opposed Arab allies and was likened to "the African Bonaparte" by Henry Morton Stanley.