Tjamuaha (also: Tjamuaha waTjirwe, literally en, Tjamuaha, son of Tjirwe, born ca. 1790 in Otjikune, died December 1861 in

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) was a chief of the Herero people in South-West Africa, today's

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, and the father of

Maharero Maharero kaTjamuaha ( Otjiherero: ''Maharero, son of Tjamuaha'', short: Maharero; 1820 – 7 October 1890) was one of the most powerful paramount chiefs of the Herero people in South-West Africa, today's Namibia. Early life Maharero, wa ...

. He was a close ally and subordinate of

Jonker Afrikaner Jonker Afrikaner ( 1785, ''Roode Zand'' near Tulbagh, South Africa – 18 August 1861, Okahandja) was the fourth Captain of the Orlam in South West Africa, succeeding his father, Jager Afrikaner, in 1823. Soon after becoming ''Kaptein'', h ...

, Captain of the Oorlam Afrikaners, and stayed with him in

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for most of his chieftaincy. With Tjamuaha's death, hostilities started between the Nama people and the Herero.

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* Herero people 1790s births 1861 deaths Year of birth uncertain People from Otjozondjupa Region {{Namibia-bio-stub