Mangi Saiye
| Saiye | |||||
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| King of Siha | |||||
| Reign | c.1885 – late.1880s | ||||
| Predecessor | Mangi Maletua of Old Samake | ||||
| Successor | Mangi Ngalami of Siha | ||||
| Born | c.1860s Komboko, Siha District, Kilimanjaro Region | ||||
| Died | c.late 1800s Komboko, Siha District, Kilimanjaro Region | ||||
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| Dynasty | House of Mmari | ||||
| Religion | Traditional African religions | ||||
Saiye or Saiye Mmari (c. 1865 – c. 1880s), also known as Mangi Saiye of Siha), (Mangi Saiye in Kichagga), (Mfalme Saiye wa Siha, in Swahili) was the founder of the House of Mmari and was one of the many Chagga sovereigns of Kilimanjaro.From the 1860s through the 1880s, he ruled over one of the Chagga states, specifically the Siha Kingdom in what is now Siha District of Tanzania's Kilimanjaro Region. Unlike his predecessor Mangi Maletua in Old Samake, he was the first ruler to govern the entire kingdom rather than just a portion of it. The word "Mangi" in Kichagga means "king".