Describe the course of the maji maji rebellion?

In 1904 a traditional priest by the name bokero kinjikitile ngwale emerged in ngarambe in the rufigi valley he claimed to be possessed by a spirit called hogo that resided in a pond in river rufigi

It was from this pond that the magic water was got and then mixed with millet sorghum and herbs to give immunity against the German bullets

From ngarambe kinjikitiles preaching of the magic water spread to all corners of southern Tanganyika

By January 1905 a secret movement called jujila was formed among the wamatumbi and wangido

It worked secretly to encourage people to go to kinjikitile for the magic water pilgrims from all corners started flocking to ngarambe hills for the wonder  medicine

However kinjikitile didn't instruct  to go to start fighting .the were supposed to wait for a communication from him as they continued working for the Germans

The Germans on hearing that there were a medicine man I'm ngarambe giving people magic water decided to send  a messenger to find out what was exactly going on.on return the messenger confirmed what he saw

People waited patiently for kinjikitiles orders to start fighting but by 1905 no such orders had come the matumbi grew impatient and decided to provoke the Germans into war by uprooting cotton shoots at nandetta on 12th July 1905

This was enough to provoke the Germans into war and on the 31st July 1905 the matumbi engaged the German agents who had been sent to investigate the !matter and this marked the beginning of the rebellion

From rufigi area within a few weeks the rebellion had quickly spread to other cotton producing areas like uruguru mahenge and kilombero valleys

Through night messengers tribes like the bena mbuga pogoro ngindo ngoni and zaramo were brought together by the spirit of the maji maji water built on kalero cult

However societies that had tasted the Germans bullets like the hehe were redundant to join the uprising

On 2nd august 1905 the coastal towns of samanga near kilwa was attacked and burnt down by the maji maji fighters many traders missionaries government officials akidas and the jumbes were murdered. The Germans this time began to think seriously about the rebellion

Using surprise attacks the maji maji fighters attacked German plantations missions Swahili shops and administration. Bomas like at !mahenge, kilose iringa and songea

On the 30th august 1905 the maji maji fighters attacked mahenge and lukuledi valleys the rebellion in these areas was successful because the Germans were caught unprepared

In the September 1905 the bena and ngoni joined the rebellion but they were surrounded and killed by the Germans

Africans used the guerrilla tactics of warfare and were armed with water spears and stones and the Germans used the earth scorched policy as away subduing and destroying the strength of the Africans

The Germans ordered for reinforcements and by November 1905 it had arrived under con wissman and the Germans started suppressing the rebellion systematically. More reinforcement was got from the Zulu Sudanese and Swahili

They started hunting for the ring leader fourth seven cheifs and su  chiefs were hanged abdallah mpande one of the leaders was killed  and this upset the Africans

Fro! 1906 the Germans plan was to round up those who were still opposed to them More leaders of the rebellion were killed and captured and hanged

Others surrendered while others decided to go into exile in Mozambique kinjikitile was also killed

By august 1907 the rebellion was over and the Germans had emerged victorious this was the last revolt against the German rule in Tanganyika.