Amatongaland

Tongaland, or Amatongaland, existed in southeast Africa, lastly as a district of Zululand, forming the northern neck of Zululand. Bordered on the west by the Lebombo Mountains,[1] the area comprised 1280 mi² (2060 km²). The inhabitants were the Amatonga, a part of the Zulu people.

The possession of Tongaland was strongly desired by the Boers since it furnished them an outlet to the sea and a safe haven, too. In order to disrupt that plan, Great Britain placed Tongaland under British protection on 11 June 1895; it was annexed to Zululand on 27 December 1897, and promptly annexed to Natal along with Zululand three or four days later.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ H.H. Rider. A history of the Transvaal. Рипол Классик. pp. 221–. ISBN 978-1-177-40381-8.
  2. ↑ Sir E. Hertslet (13 May 2013). The Map of Africa by Treaty. Routledge. pp. 276–. ISBN 1-136-01862-X.
  3. ↑ Ian Brownlie; Ian R. Burns (January 1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopaedia. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. pp. 1109–. ISBN 978-0-903983-87-7.
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