Tjamuaha

{{about|the traditional Herero leader of the 19th century|the representative of Hereroland during South African Administration of South-West Africa|Thimoteus Tjamuaha}}

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| name = Tjamuaha

| title = Chief of the Herero people in South-West Africa

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| full name =

| house = Ovaherero

| birth_date = {{circa}} 1790

| birth_place = Otjikune

| father = Tjirwe

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| death_date = 1861

| death_place = Okahandja

| place of burial = Okahandja

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Tjamuaha (also: Tjamuaha waTjirwe, literally {{langx|en|Tjamuaha, son of Tjirwe}}, born ca. 1790 in Otjikune, died December 1861 in Okahandja) was a chief of the Herero people in South-West Africa, today's Namibia, and the father of Maharero. He was a close ally and subordinate of Jonker Afrikaner, Captain of the Oorlam Afrikaners, and stayed with him in Windhoek for most of his chieftaincy.{{cite web

|url=http://klausdierks.com/Biographies/Biographies_T.htm

|last=Dierks

|first=Klaus

|title=Biographies of Namibian Personalities, T. Entry for Ua Tjirwe Tjamuaha

|access-date=24 June 2010}} With Tjamuaha's death, hostilities started between the Nama people and the Herero.{{sfn|Vedder|1997|p=319}}