Rozwi people: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Eluchil404 (talk | contribs) m fix link |
Converted to redirect to Rozwi Empire |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
#REDIRECT [[Rozwi Empire]] |
|||
{{unreferenced|date=April 2009}} |
|||
The '''WaRozwi''' or [[Rozwi]] people of ancient [[Zimbabwe]] are probably those that built the [[Great Zimbabwe]] ruins, probably to service gold and other trading brought in via the [[Save river]] from the coastal [[Arab]]/[[Swahili people|Swahili]] town of [[Sofala]]. They are widely believed to be descendents of the Mapungubwe culture. The WaRozwi / Rozwi empire came about as an amalgamation of several Kalanga and Shona-speaking tribes. Descendants today include the [[Shona people|Shona]] / AmaShona, the Barotse, [[Lozi]] and the [[Lemba people]] and Kalanga just to name a few. The Lemba people claim to be admixed with Jewish traders or artisans from Sofala or based at Zimbabwe. According to the Lemba, their Jewish ancestors came from [[Sena]], an ancient city in the [[Yemen]]. Genetic studies indicate the Lemba may have had a minor Semitic or Jewish contribution to their gene pool. |
|||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rozwi People}} |
|||
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Zimbabwe]] |
|||
Revision as of 05:57, 13 January 2012
Redirect to: