# Shawasha

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'''Shawasha''' was a [chiefdom](/source/chiefdom) in [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe). It was founded by the Chinamora Dynasty, who settled there around 1744. It became a part of the [British](/source/United_Kingdom) [Mashonaland](/source/Mashonaland) [protectorate](/source/protectorate) in 1889. Its royal line continued to 1916. It was used as a farm for many years. After independence many people have settled in the land. There 2 schools in this land which are Nesta Junior School and Wonders Christian Junior College

==References==
*{{Citation
 | doi = 10.1017/S0021853700009944
 | last = Alpers
 | first = Edward A.
 | year = 1970
 | title = Dynasties of the Mutapa-Rozwi Complex
 | periodical = The Journal of African History
 | publisher = Cambridge University Press
 | volume = 11
 | issue = 2
 | pages = 203–220
 | jstor = 180317
}}

Category:Pre-colonial history of Zimbabwe

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