Meli or Mangi Meli Kiusa bin Rindi Makindara, also known as,, was a king of the Chaga in Moshi, one of the sovereign Chagga states in the late 1890s. Mangi means king in Kichagga. He was hanged by the
Photo of Mangi Meli c. 1890s
Meli as boy standing next to Dr.Hans Meyer visiting the Meli family before his Kilimanjaro ascent
Mangi Meli and his wives, his youngest wife Masinde is on the right c.1898 in Moshi
Mangi Meli and his Njama 1890s at the German Moshi Boma
Siha or Kingdom of Siha also sometimes referred to as Kibongoto, was a historic sovereign Chagga state located in modern-day Machame Kaskazini ward in Hai District of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania. S
Mangi Ngalami, King of the Siha c.1880s–1900
Mangi Sinare of Siha-Kibongoto and his men c.1900s