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Episode 214 - Booming Port Elizabeth, Cunning Cape Town, Indentured Indians and Quarrelling Republics 24:43

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This is episode 214 and we’re going to probe the fascinating and these days, hidden history of Port Elizabeth or Gqeberha, a bit about indentured Indians arriving in South Africa, and a spot of Boer Republic rebellion. It’s hardly ever a quiet day in sunny South Africa. In the eyes of most folks of the south, the Windy City features as a minor poin…

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Season 6 Episode 11: The Father of Gifts 21:29

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Every historic civilization has one or two famous leaders who rise above all others in their fame and prestige. Kilwa's most famous ruler was certainly Abu al Mawahib, the Father of Gifts.بقلم The History of Africa Podcast

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HPC 25. Benefit, Then Stop: Mohism and Impartial Care 20:34

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How did the Mohists establish their consequentialist ethic of “impartial care (jian ’ai)”? Was this theory ultimately grounded in the will of Heaven?بقلم Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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Episode 213 - Grey Mediates, Boshof Fulminates and Moshoeshoe Vacillates before the Treaty of Aliwal North 21:45

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This is episode 213, and Sir George Grey, the Cape Governor was peering intensely at the Boer Republics to the north. The Free Staters under Boshof had failed in their mission to drive Moshoeshoe out of the disputed territory south of the Caledon River and many of the burghers changed their tune when it came to possible amalgamation with the Transv…

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Episode 212 - The Basotho-Boer War of 1858 leads to a Burgher Backfire 23:15

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Episode 212 it is - we’re cruising into 1858 but wait! The sounds of gunfire! Yes, it’s that old South African tune, war, set to the music of the guns. Our society is steeped in action, movement, confrontation. This is not a place for the insipid, the weak, the fearful. Whatever our belief system or our personal politics, what cannot be disputed is…

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HPC 24. Measuring Up: Mohist philosophy 20:19

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An introduction to the Mozi, the founding text of an anti-elitist school of thought that tests social and political practices by the measure of “benefit.”بقلم Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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Episode 211 - “Native” Hut Taxes, Blackbirding and other Revelations of 1857 22:31

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Episode 211 - the year is 1857 heading into 1858. Lots the talk about! The original frontier republics and wildlands were being transformed - turning into governed territtories. In 1856 Natal was created a Crown Colony by Royal Charter, Legislation there was entrusted to a council of four officials and 12 members elected every four years by ballot.…

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Episode 210 - Social Bandits on the Borderlands and other hybrid tales of Nomansland 20:23

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This is episode 210 - Barbarians on the Borderlands - the 1857 Basotho Free State conundrum Last episode we plumbed the depths of the amaZulu civil War battle of Ndondakusuka, this episode we’re skirting Moshoeshoe’s Basotho mountains with the BaPhuthi people. Before we kick off, just a quick note about terminology and the fact that South African H…

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HPC 23. Amy Olberding on Confucian Ethics 35:24

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In our final episode on classical Confucianism, our interview guest tells us about the surprising moral depth of the concept of "etiquette"بقلم Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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Episode 209 - Cetshwayo attacks Mbuyazi at the Battle of Ndondakusuka where the Crocodiles Feast 21:50

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IF you recall a few episodes back, 204 to be exact, we were introduced to the conflict between the sons of Mpande kaSenzangakhona, Cetshwayo kaMpande and Mbuyazi kaMpande. Mpande had moved Cetshwayo and his uSuthu regiments away from their northern power zones and Mbuyazi and his iziGqoza to the south east in an abortive attempt at reducing Cetshwa…

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Season 6 Episode 10: The Mahdali Coup 20:54

1M ago20:54

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The Sultanate of Kilwa influenced Zanzibar. Today, Zanzibar influences Kilwa back.بقلم The History of Africa Podcast

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Episode 208 - Believers vs Unbelievers, Ancestor Veneration and the Stupifying Logic of Global Millenarianism 25:38

1M ago25:38

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Episode 208 it is .. where the steely grip of starvation takes hold of the amaXhosa nation by December 1856. Self-induced, a response to years of colonial expansion, incroaching land grabs, loss of power of the chiefs and ancient custom, the immediate terror of the 8th Frontier War and its effects, and a mingling of Christianity and traditional mag…

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Episode 207 - A Moon of Wonders and Dangers, Supernatural Horsemen and HMS Geyser Turns Tail 24:41

2M ago24:41

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We’re in the midst of 1856. This is the year lung sickness took hold of the country, and it’s effect was to push some people of the land over the edge. Nongqawuse living in Gxarha had prophesized about salvation which was at hand. The former Anglican now born-again Xhosa Mhlakaza had thrown himself into the messianic messaging business. You heard l…

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HPC 22. Inside Job: Women in Confucianism 18:18

2M ago18:18

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Can classical Confucianism be redeemed from its reputation for rigidly hierarchical thinking when it comes to the relationship between men and women?بقلم Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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Episode 206 - Nongqawuse’s Bush of Ghosts, Mhlakaza’s Anglican Episode and Sarhili Goes to Gxarha 21:15

2M ago21:15

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his is episode 206 - all fire and brimbstone, a horror show. The squeamish should gird their loins, prepare the poultices, polish your monocles and tighten your bootstraps, grab your smelling salts Roll up your sleeves and fetch the brandy, brace for impact. It’s an episode that will begin a series of episodes which are clouded by a fine bloody mis…

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Season 6 Episode 9: The height of the Shirazi Dynasty 30:16

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In today's episode, we examine the height of the Shirazi Dynasty - with Kilwa's absorption of several nearby islands and territories, as well as the transformation of Kilwa from an island of wooden buildings to an island of coral limestone structures.بقلم The History of Africa Podcast

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Episode 205 - A Crimean/Russian Struggle Thread, Two Disabled Free Staters and a Surveyor Surge 23:46

2M ago23:46

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Episode 205 of the series covers the A Russian Struggle Thread, Two Disabled Men in the Free State and a Surge in Surveyors. Sprinkled with tales of Hoffman. That would be Johannes Hoffman commonly known as Sias Hoffman, the first president of the Orange Free State who signed the Bloemfontein Convention with the British in February 1854. Regarded a…

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HPC 21. Sor-Hoon Tan on Confucian Democracy 38:34

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Can classical Confucian ideas be adapted to produce a theory of democracy fit for today's world?بقلم Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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Episode 204 - Planet Earth 1855, the Regal Cetshwayo kaMpande and Natal Land Realities 19:52

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Episode 204 - A quick whip around the globe in 1855 and Cetshwayo kaMpande makes his Regal Entrance. First up, a quick thank you to Adi Badenhorst at AA Badenhorst family wines in the Swartland of the Cape — your gift was extraorindarily generous and well received. I am truly indebted to you. And to all those folks sending me tips and notes, thank …

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Episode 203 - The Siege of Makapansgat and Misnomerclature 24:03

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We’re picking up speed from here on, the fulcrum that was the mid-19th Century is passed and our story is developing quickly - this is episode 203 the Siege of Makapansgat and Reconstituting history. It is 1854, almost mid-way through the sixth decade of this momentous century and the region that’s under our gaze is the northern Limpopo territory, …

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HPC 20. Heaven Can Wait: Ritual and Religion in Confucianism 19:38

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Were Confucian ideas about Heaven, ritual, and fate driven by a religious attitude, or a naturalistic one?بقلم Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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Season 6 Episode 8: The Age of Rebellions 20:46

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The 11th century: a period of tumult in Kilwa's history. The sultanate overthrows the yoke of the Xanga, only to find that this rebellion is not the last.بقلم The History of Africa Podcast

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Episode 202 - America’s Constitutional link to Boer Republics and a Cave Looms large 24:30

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This is episode 202, the sounds you hear are the sounds made by wagons rolling across the veld — because we’re going to join the trekkers who’ve mostly stopped trekking. For the trekkers, the promised land was at hand. The high veld, parts of Marico, the northern Limpopo region, the Waterberg, the slopes of the Witwatersrand into the lowveld, the F…

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Episode 201 - Labour, Lovedale and Roads are all the Rage in 1854 25:09

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This is episode 201. The sounds you’re hearing are those of roadworks, because South Africa is upgrading. Quickly. The arrival of governor sir George Grey in 1854 heralded a new epoch. Previous governors had been Peninsular war Veterans, they’d fought against Napoleon. This one was the first who was the child of a veteran of the war against Napoleo…

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HPC 19. The Kingly Way: Confucian Political Philosophy 20:30

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Mengzi and Xunzi show that a Confucian political theory need not be idealistic.بقلم Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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Episode 200 - Sir George Grey’s Racial Amalgamation Thesis, its Maori Roots and Opiate Dependency 21:27

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This is episode 200 - we have reached the double century milestone on our winding journey through the past. When I began the series in 2021 after some years of planning, I had no idea what would happen. Diving into the shark tank that is history podcasting took a great deal of forethought. One person’s history is another persons’ propaganda after a…

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Season 6 Episode 7: Kilwa is Conquered 23:26

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In today's episode, a mysterious conqueror from the mainland captures the island of Kilwa. In this episode, we examine the story of the matata mandalin, and the mysterious kingdom of Xanga, a mysterious great power that brought the nascent kingdom of Kilwa to its knees.بقلم The History of Africa Podcast

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Episode 199 - Cognitive Dissonance, Desiccated Hags, a Trail of Tears and Ssehura Baartman 22:30

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Episode 199, cognitive dissonance, desiccated hags, a Trail of Tears and Ssehura Baartman — Almost two hundred episodes exploring a land rich with some of the earliest examples of human habitation. We need to assess what has happened — standing back a bit to view the scene from where we’ve arrived - 1853 in the main with a smattering of 1854. The a…

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HPC 18. Erica Brindley on Music and the Cosmos in Confucianism 29:42

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An interview about the "resonant cosmos" in early Confucianism, and the role played by music in linking sages to the universe.بقلم Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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Episode 198 - 1853: The Crimean War, Historical Doppler Effects and Quitrent in Keiskamma Hoek 21:12

4M ago21:12

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This is episode 198 — and good news! Apple has listed this podcast as one of South Africas five shows they liked in 2024 — and we are also the third most shared podcast in South Africa on all Apple Podcasts. Unvelievable, ongelooflijk, Ngiyamangala, Ke Makatsoa! I am delighted — and indebted to you the listener who has shared this show with friends…

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Episode 197 - The Show Trial of Andries Botha and the Forgotten Significance of the 8th Frontier War 22:15

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This is episode 197. Which is a prime number and therefore symbolic too because this episode we’re dealing with a unique event in Southern African history. The 8th Frontier war, which began on Christmas Day 1850, was going to end eventually although as with all conflicts that stretch into years, most of those involved despaired believing perhaps th…

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HPC 17. Knowing Me, Knowing You: Confucian Epistemology 18:24

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The role of knowing in Confucian ethics: should it be understood as “knowing how,” or even “knowing to,” rather than “knowing that”?بقلم Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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Season 6 Episode 6: Lime, Iron, and Salt 21:21

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In today's episode, we chart the growth of Kilwa as a major economic center, from its growth as a manufacturer of lime and iron, to its rise as a middleman in the trade of gold from Africa's southern reaches, as well as its blossoming into a maritime power.بقلم The History of Africa Podcast

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Episode 196 - An Irishman-penned Cape Qualified Franchise Constitution and Boots Cathcart on the Ground 23:02

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This is episode 196 and we’re covering the movement towards sef-government and the first Cape Constitution which included what’s known as a qualified Franchise. A trend had been sweeping British colonies by the mid-nineteenth century where the coming commonwealth was intent on running its own affairs on a country-by-country basis. The first self-go…

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Episode 195 - Mpande’s Mswati beef, a bit about Reserves and Bantustans and a Lashing of Self Government 25:30

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A quick note to the SA Podcaster’s Guild, thank you for the History podcast of the year silver award — I shared the honour with the 30 Years of Democracy Podcast, part of the TimesLive stable. It’s heart warming to receive some sort of recognition, and thanks mainly to you the listener. With that it’s back to episode 195 and we’re swinging back to …

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HPC 16. To Become or Not to Become: the Confucians on Our Moral Natures 24:01

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Morality is what makes us humans, for the Confucians. But does morality come from inside us, outside us, or both?بقلم Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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Episode 194 - The Battle of Berea leads to an Anglo-Basotho Mutual Admiration Society 21:23

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This is episode 194 and we’re marching towards Thaba Bosiu with Lieutenant General George Cathcart. Or sitting on horseback among King Moshoeshoe’s Basotho warriors, armed with a musket. Take your pick. We’re going to hear about the Battle of Berea, and the outcome would underline the Basotho mastery of their land, leading to Lesotho’s independence…

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Season 6 Episode 5: Make Way for Prince Ali - The Mysterious Kilwa Chronicle 28:26

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It seems unlikely that he had 75 golden camels, but it's hard to say much else about Prince Ali of Shiraz. This historical figure has semi-historical origins, attested to in a mysterious document known as the "Kilwa Chronicle." In today's episode, we assess various interpretations of the Kilwa Chronicle, as well as the Sultanate's origins.…

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Episode 193: Guthrie’s 1852 Four-Colour Problem, Sports Schedules, Mobile Frequencies, AI, and the Battle of Berea 23:28

5M ago23:28

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First off, congratulations to Gcina Mhlophe who is DStv’s content Creator podcaster of the year — I was so happy to shortlisted and incredibly happy for her. Gcina’s African Storytelling podcast is ground breaking please look out for it on all podcast platforms. And a big shout out to all the other finalists, I was amazed at just how many people in…

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HPC 15. Flexing Your Moral Muscles: Xunzi on Moral Cultivation 22:00

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Xunzi, a thinker who shaped the course of Confucian philosophy by showing how deliberate effort can overcome our wicked natural tendencies.بقلم Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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