Msinja
| Msinja | |
|---|---|
  Location within Malawi  Location within Africa | |
| 14°33′S 33°39′E / 14.550°S 33.650°E | |
| Type | Settlement |
| Cultures | Maravi |
| Location | Lilongwe District, Malawi |
| Part of | Maravi Empire |
| History | |
| Built | 12th or 13th century CE |
| Abandoned | ? |
Msinja is a site in Malawi. It was settled by the Chewa, specifically the Banda clan led by priestess Makewana, from the 12th or 13th century. It was below the Dzalanyama range and near to Kaphirintiwa Hill (a sacred site in Chewa traditional religion) and Tsang'oma (the location of a shrine housing the mbiriwiri drum).[1][2][3]: 45-7
References
[edit]- ↑ Libin, Lawrence (2014). "Mbiriwiri". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Juwayeyi, Yusuf M. (2010-08-01). "Archaeological excavations at Mankhamba, Malawi: An early settlement site of the Maravi". Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 45 (2): 175–202. doi:10.1080/0067270X.2010.491947. ISSN 0067-270X.
- ↑ Juwayeyi, Yusuf M., ed. (2020), "The origins and migrations of the Chewa according to their oral traditions", Archaeology and Oral Tradition in Malawi: Origins and Early History of the Chewa, Boydell & Brewer, pp. 35–54, ISBN 978-1-78744-893-3, retrieved 2025-12-10