The GreatL akeso f Africa TheG reaLta keosf Africa TwoT housaYnedacif r sH istory JeaPni-erCrher etien Translated by ScottS traus ZONL BOOKS · NLW YORK 2003 Iw oulldi kteot hanJke an-PiCehrrreet iAelni,s oDne s ForgeMsi,c heFle heMre,i ghaGna leS,a rGau yerN,e lson KaffiRra,m onNaa ddafafn,dD aviNde wburfyo arl tlh eir helwpi tthh et ransla-tSi.oSn.. © 20U0R3ZO NE,I NC. 40W hitSet reet New YorkN,Y 10013 Allr ighrtess erved. No parotf t hibso okm ayb er eproducsetdo,ri enda retrisevyaslt eomr,t ransmiitnta endyf ormo rb ya ny meansi,n cludeilnegc tronic, mepchhoatnoiccoaply,i ng, microfilrmiencgo,r dionrog t,h erw(iesxec efpottr h at copyipnegr mitbtyeS de ctio1n0sa7 n d1 0o8f t heU .S. CopyrigLhatwa nde xcepbytr eviewfeorrts h ep ublic preswsi)t howurti ttpeenr missfrioomn t heP ublisher. fr Originaplulbyl isahseL d' Aiqudeeg sr anldasc s: oo Deumxi lalnedss' his©t oo2irAeub ier. Printientd h eU niteSdt atoefsA merica. DistribbuytT ehdeM ITP ress, Cambridge, MassaacnhdLu osnedtotnEs,n, g land LibraorfCy o ngreCsast aloging-in-PDuabtlai cation Chretien, Jean-Pierre. [AfridqeuseG randlsa cEsn.g lish] / Theg realta keosfA fri:ct aw ot housayneda rosfh istory Jean-PiCehrrreet iterna;n slbaytS ecdo tStt raus. p.e m. Inclubdiebsl iograrpehfiecraelna cnedis n dex. ISBN1 -890951-34-X IA.f ricEaa,s terHni-stor2y.A.f ricCae,n tral­ Histor3y.R.w andaH-istor4y.B. u rundHii-story. 5.U gandaH-istorIy.T.i tle. DT36·.55c 4621030 3 96].6-dc21 2002191001 Contents Priface 9 LingNuoitset ic 19 IntroduWctriioHtnii snitgAno f ryr i21c a AnA ncHiuemnSaten t tlement anIdtE sn igmas 4 1 IIT hEem er1gK einncges hip: PowaenRrde ligion 85 IIIT hFeo rm1aM toinoanr Scthait1c39 e asl IV ColoTunrsitaelae nsdh ips Recons1tT rarudcittiioonns 2 o 1 V RegaIinpnedenedd aenndc e thOeb sewsisGtiehon no cide 29 1 ConucslioTnh Fer ag1mH einsytt s3 o4 r7 Notes 359 Biblhiyo 4 g2 3r ap Apepndices 4 7 3 NamIen dex 485 PlaIcndee x 495 Tom yf ormsetru detnotm syc, o lleafgruoetmsh e UniverosfBi utryu ndi, terrbiyba lH yi satffolriyc ted thatth etyr tyo o vercoimnse p iotfee v eryt.h.i.n.g