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CI)e (Sarenganje finngfiom anti people. 
How Msidi Obtained his Kingdom — Trade Opened with the West Coast — 
Boundaries of the Kingdom — Msidi's Wives and Chiefs — Ivory, Msidi's 
only Tribute — The Mukurru a Great Trade Centre — Variety of Tribes- 
Witchcraft Put Down — Men Transformed into Animals — Fetishes in 
Warfare — Fetishes Against Wild Animals — Trade Castes — Msidi's Salt 
Pan — Human Sacrifices — Rights in Land — The Position of Women — The 
Presentation of Twins to the King — How Slaves are made. 
HOW MSIDI OBTAINED HIS KINGDOM. 
The portion of Central Africa now known as "Garenganze" 
is called by the aborigines Sanga. It borders on Katanga, the 
famous copper-producing district, often referred to in Livingstone's 
travels, which was tributary to the chief of Sanga. Kalasa, the 
father of Msidi, the present ruler of Garenganze, was a minor 
chief under Mirambo, the great chief of the Unyamwesi country, 
to the east of Lake Tanganyika. Kalasa was a trader in copper, 
and after frequent visits to Sanga a close friendship sprang up 
between him and the old chief of that country. On one occasion 
Msidi (who was Kalasa's second son) made a visit to Sanga 
instead of his father. Guns as a means of warfare were then 
entirely unknown in the central regions of Africa. Msidi, how- 
ever, had possessed himself of four guns for his party, and on 
arriving in the Sanga country he found the old chief at war 
with a powerful chief to the north of him, who with his people, 
the Baluba, was invading the Sanga country. Msidi came to the 
rescue of his father's friend, and after a few shots from his party, 
the Baluba, alarmed at the new weapons of war, took flight. 
Naturally the old Sanga chief was pleased with Msidi, who had 
thus delivered him and his people out of the hands of their 
enemies, and determined to reward him handsomely. This he 
