In 1888 he was instrumental in gaining British authority over Matabeleland and Mashonaland through the Moffat Treaty with the Matabele. |
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There is no love lost between the Matabele and the other major tribe. |
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Today it is the Matabele in Zimbabwe who are particularly suffering. |
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In 1893 and 1894, with the help of their new Maxim guns, the BSAP would go on to defeat the Ndebele in the First Matabele War. |
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The Second Matabele War lasted in Matabeleland until 1896, when Mlimo was assassinated. |
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An offshoot of the Zulu, the Matabele people created a larger empire that included large parts of the highveld under their king Mzilikazi. |
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This corresponds roughly to the precolonial territory of the Shona people and the Matabele people, although there are significant ethnic minorities in most provinces. |
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