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1571 to 2027 · showing importance 3+ · 7 more at deeper zoom contested unproven debunked legendary
160016501700175018001850190019502000Early modern period (Europe)Early modern periodEarly modern periodLong 19th century (Europe)Long 19th centuryLong 19th century20th century20th century20th centuryContemporaryThe Luhya take shape as a cluster of many sub-groups In: The peoples of western Kenya: Luhya, Gusii, and the Wanga kingdom, Western Kenya: Wanga, Luhya, Gusii, gold, sugar and Mount ElgonThe Luhya take shape as a cluster of ma…Founding of the Wanga kingdom and the Abashitsetse dynasty In: The peoples of western Kenya: Luhya, Gusii, and the Wanga kingdom, Western Kenya: Wanga, Luhya, Gusii, gold, sugar and Mount ElgonFounding of the Wanga kingdom and the A…Nabongo Mumia rules the Wanga from his capital at Mumias In: The peoples of western Kenya: Luhya, Gusii, and the Wanga kingdom, Western Kenya: Wanga, Luhya, Gusii, gold, sugar and Mount ElgonNabongo Mumia rules the Wanga from his …Nabongo Mumia allies with the British In: The peoples of western Kenya: Luhya, Gusii, and the Wanga kingdom, Western Kenya: Wanga, Luhya, Gusii, gold, sugar and Mount ElgonNabongo Mumia allies with the BritishBukusu resistance at the Lumboka and Chetambe forts In: The peoples of western Kenya: Luhya, Gusii, and the Wanga kingdom, Western Kenya: Wanga, Luhya, Gusii, gold, sugar and Mount ElgonBukusu resistance at the Lumboka and Ch…Nyanza and the west become the colony's labour reservoir In: Nyanza and Kisumu: lake economy, Luo opposition and state repression, The extraction of western Kenya: gold, tea, and labour, Western Kenya: Wanga, Luhya, Gusii, gold, sugar and Mount ElgonNyanza and the west become the colony's…Gold is found in the North Kavirondo native reserve In: Land and resources, The extraction of western Kenya: gold, tea, and labour, Western Kenya: Wanga, Luhya, Gusii, gold, sugar and Mount ElgonGold is found in the North Kavirondo na…Luhya families are displaced and given token compensation In: Land and resources, The extraction of western Kenya: gold, tea, and labour, Western Kenya: Wanga, Luhya, Gusii, gold, sugar and Mount ElgonLuhya families are displaced and given …Mumias Sugar turns western Kenya into an outgrower factory zone In: Kenya's land economy: agriculture, reserves, settlement schemes and land grabbing, Western Kenya: Wanga, Luhya, Gusii, gold, sugar and Mount ElgonMumias Sugar turns western Kenya into a…Operation Okoa Maisha crushes the militia amid abuse claims In: Kitale and Trans-Nzoia: settler granary, railhead, and land grievance, The smaller Kalenjin: Pokot, Marakwet, Tugen, Keiyo, Sabaot and Terik, Western Kenya: Wanga, Luhya, Gusii, gold, sugar and Mount ElgonOperation Okoa Maisha crushes the milit…

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