Mamkinga

Mamkinga
King of Machame
Reign1848–c.1850s
PredecessorMangi Rengua
SuccessorMangi Ndesserua
Born1820s
Foo, Machame, Hai District, Kilimanjaro Region
Died1861
Wari, Machame, Hai District, Kilimanjaro Region.
Burial
Wari, Machame
Issue
(among others)
  • Lyamari
  • Karawa
  • Ndessarua
  • Kiruwa
  • Ilungio
  • Mang'aro
Names
Mamkinga Rengua Kombe
DynastyKombe
FatherRengua
ReligionTraditional African religions

Mamkinga or Mangi Mamkinga Rengua Kombe Kiwaria (c.1820s–1861), also known as Mangi Mamkinga of Machame (Mangi Mamkinga in Kichagga; (Mfalme Mamkinga in Swahili) was a prominent sovereign of the Chagga states in the middle of the 19th century, the son of Mangi Rengua of Machame, and a king of the Chaga. Mangi means king in Kichagga.