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First posted on September 26th 2007, last revised on February 11th 2009







For the history since 1918 see Tanganyika, Ruanda-Urundi, Moçambique (for Kionga)

German East Africa 1886-1918

Tanganyika 1815-1886
Tanganyika before 1815
Historical atlas, Tanzania Page .. Zanzibar Page .. British East Africa Page








WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles Ostafrika, from Deutsche Schutzgebiete , in English
Article German East Africa, from Wikipedia
Links, General see under Tanzania
Links, on History German Language Links on German Colonial History from Deutsche Kolonialgeschichte im Internet
see under Tanzania
Timelines see under Tanzania
Accounts of History The History of Tanzania : Colonial Period, from United Republic of Tanzania
Deutsch-Ostafrika 1885-1890 : Auf dem Weg vom Schutzbriefsystem zur Reichskolonialverwaltung. Ein Beitrag zur Verfassungsgeschichte der Deutschen Kolonien, by Klaus Richter German East Africa 1885-1890 : from the system of protection promising treaties to German colonial administration. A contribution to the constitutional history of German colonies.
Deutsch-Ostafrika : Referat über die Deutsche Kolonialpolitik am Beispiel Deutsch Ostafrikas, high school student assignment, in German
Encyclopedia Entries Articles German East Africa, Tanga, Kilwa, Ujiji, from EB 1911
Articles Deutsch-Ostafrika, Tanga, Saadani, Pangani, Usambara; scroll down for Usaramo, Udschidschi, Ruanda, Urundi, Dar es Salam, Lindi, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German
German East Africa pp.323-324 in J. MacFarlane, Economic geography, c. 1910, GB
Military The German East Africa Campaign 1914-1918, from South African Military History Society
Die grossen Aufstände in Deutsch-Südwestafrika und Deutsch-Ostafrika 1904-1907, by Hauke Haien (in German, scholarly essay)
Map : Maji-Maji Rebellion in German East Africa 1905-1906, from Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century by Matthew White
Konigsberg, A German East African Raider, by Kevin Patience (Königsberg misspelled)
Blockading German East Africa 1915-1916, from Semaphore
Economy & Finances Article German East Africa Company, from Wikipedia
British and German East Africa, their Economic and Commercial Relations (1911) by Heinrich Brode (google books)
German East Africa Line / Woermann Line, from The Shps List
see under Tanzania
Ethnography The "End" of the African Slave Trade: The Case of East Africa, posted by Mark Gilbert (World History Connected)
see under Tanzania
Religion see under Tanzania
History of Regions
History of Cities List of Cities in Tanzania, from Wikipedia
History of Bagamoyo, of Dar es Salam, Tanga, Ujiji, Dodoma, from Wikipedia
Biographies Image of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, from 2000 Jahre Chronik
Other Topics The so-called Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty of 1890, from Deutsche Schutzgebiete
Past, Present and Future (files on Tanzanian history during German colonial rule) posted by Dr. Kudrati
The Press of German East Africa 1890-1916, by Martin Sturmer

WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Lists of Statesmen from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon; does list German East Africa 1885-1918 without separate title, under Tanzania), from Rulers (B. Schemmel, does list German East Africa 1885-1918, without separate title, under Tanzania), Regnal Chronologies : Eastern Africa, scroll down for Kilwa
Population Figures from Population Statistics (Jan Lahmeyer), data on Tanzania
Maps Map of 1897, from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 5. edition , posted at this site
Document Collections Documents on Germany's Colonies - web editions and links, posted by psm-data, scroll down for German East Africa
Former German East Africa, from South and East African Year Book and Guide, 26th ed. 1920, dates until 1913
Records of the Maji Maji, 1905-1907, printed in R.O. Collins, African History in Documents, Vol.II : Eastern African History, pp.124-141
A Machine-Gunner's Odyssey through German East Africa : The Diary of E.S. Thompson, Pt.1, Jan. - Feb. 1916, Pt.2.1, Jan. - May 1916, Pt.2.2, May - Sept. 1916, Pt.3, Sept. 1916 - Feb. 1917, from South African Military History Society
The War in East Africa, from South and East African Year Book and Guide, 26th ed. 1920
Wilhelm von Puttkamer, Der gegenwärtige Stand der Eisenbahnbauten in unseren Kolonien,from : Süssenrotters Illustrierter Kolonial-Kalender 1912, posted on the web by Rado Jadu
Documents on Deutsch-Ostafrika in Protokolle des Reichstags, facsimiles posted by Bayrische Staatsbibliothek :
(1) Agreement achieved by the exchange of notes between Great Britain and Germany on Oct. 29th and Nov. 11th 1886, regarding the Sultanate of Zanzibar and the delimitation of the British and German spheres of interest in East Africa, click : 1871-1895, click : 1884-1887, click : Band.104 Anlagen 1-56, click : Anlagen Nr.54-56. all 4 pages (pp.367-370) contain the text, both in English and German
(2) Denkschrift über die Deutschen Schutzgebiete (Memorandum concerning the German protectorates), 1885, click : 1871-1894, click : 1884-1887, click : Band 98 Anlagen 1-112, click : Anlagen 43-44, pp.134-137 and Anlagen 45 p.138 contain the text, in German, Gothic font; on the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft pp.135-136, on Wituland pp.137-138
(3) Denkschrift betreffend Deutsch-Ostafrika (Memorandum concerning German East Africa), Nov. 17th 1893, click : 1871-1895, click : 1893-1895, click : Band 156 Anlagen 1-117, click : Anlage 48, pp.328-344
(4) Denkschrift betreffend das Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Schutzgebiet (Memorandum concerning the German-East African protectorate), Dec. 20th 1894, click : 1871-1895, click : 1893-1895, click : Band 162 Anlagen 1-171, click : Anlage 89, pp.381-416, text in German, Gothic font
(14) Aufstand in Ostafrika, Berichte (Rebellion in East Africa, reports), 1890, click : 1871-1895, click 1890-1893, click Band 138 : 1890/1891, Anlagen 193-381, click : Anlage 240, pp.1814-1839
(15) Entwurf eines Gesetzes betreffend Bekämpfung des Sklavenhandels und Schutz der Deutschen Interessen in Ostafrika (Draft of a law respective the combat against slavery and the protection of German interests in East Africa), click : 1871-1895, click 1887-1890, click Band 121 : 1888/1889 Anlagen 1-102, click : Anlage 71, pp.491-492
(16) Aktenstücke betreffend Abmachungen des Reichs mit Frankreich, Grossbritannien sowie der Deutsch-Ostafrikanischen Gesellschaft zur Regelung der Verhältnisse in Ostafrika (Documents concerning agreements between the Reich and France, Great Britain as well as the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft respective the conditions in East Africa), click : 1871-1895, click : 1890-1893, click : Band 137, 1890/1891, Anlagen 141-192, click : Anlage 166, pp.1209-1222; pp.1210-1215 German-British agreements of 1890, in German and English; p.1216 German-French agreement, in German and French
(17) Entwurf eines Gesetzes betreffend die Kaiserliche Schutztruppe fuer Deutsch-Ostafrika (Draft of a law concerning the Imperial Schutztruppe for Deutsch-Ostafrika), click : 1871-1895, click : 1890-1893, click : Band 149, 1892/1893, Anlagen 101-232, click Anlage 220, 221, 223, pp.
(18) Erste Beratung des Entwurfs eines Gesetzes betreffend die Kaiserliche Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika (First debate of a draft of a law concerning the Imperial Schutztruppe in Deutsch-Ostafrika), click : 1871-1895, click : 1890-1893, click : Band 130, click : 57. Sitzung, pp.1314-1319 (p.1319 under 58. Sitzung), debate held February 4th 1891
(19) Erste Beratung des Entwurfs eines Gesetzes betreffend die Kaiserliche Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika (First debate of a draft of a law concerning the Imperial Schutztruppe in Deutsch-Ostafrika), click : 1871-1895, click : 1890-1893, click : Band 130, click : 58. Sitzung, pp.1322-1345 (p.1345 under 59. Sitzung), debate held February 5th 1891
(20) Erste Beratung des Entwurfs eines Gesetzes betreffend die Kaiserliche Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika (First debate of a draft of a law concerning the Imperial Schutztruppe in Deutsch-Ostafrika), click : 1871-1895, click : 1890-1893, click : Band 130, click : 59. Sitzung, pp.1347-1364 (p.1364 under 60. Sitzung), debate held February 6th 1891
(21) Zweite Beratung des Entwurfs eines Gesetzes betreffend die Kaiserliche Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika (Second debate of a draft of a law concerning the Imperial Schutztruppe in Deutsch-Ostafrika), click : 1871-1895, click : 1890-1893, click : Band 131, click : 85. Sitzung, pp.1970-1972, debate held March 10th 1891
(22) Dritte Beratung des Entwurfs eines Gesetzes betreffend die Kaiserliche Schutztruppe für Deutsch-Ostafrika (Third debate of a draft of a law concerning the Imperial Schutztruppe in Deutsch-Ostafrika), click : 1871-1895, click : 1890-1893, click : Band 131, click : 91. Sitzung, pp.2123-2124, debate held March 17th 1891
Images from Chronik 2000 Bilddatenbank : Paul von Lettow Vorbeck; Schutztruppe in Deutsch-Ostafrika
Deutsche Zollgeschichte : Kolonien, from Deutsche Zollgeschichte, postcards, mostly featuring customs houses in Deutsch-Ostafrika, comment in German
Beim Gouverneur von Deutsch-Ostafrika - Daressalam, from Jaduland, from Die Woche 1900, in German
Deutsch-Ostafrika, from Jaduland, from Ritter, Länder- und Völkerkunde 1904, in German, detailed population statistics etc.
Deutsch-Ostafrika by A. Teue, from Jaduland, Text from 1887 in German
Die Gründung von Deutsch-Ostafrika (the foundation of DOA), by Carl Peters, from Jaduland, from his memoires published in 1918, in German
Die Häfen unserer Ostafrikanischen Kolonie, from Jaduland, by Peter Wendling / Suesserott's Kolonial-Kalender 1912, in German (the ports of our East African Colony)
Der Süden des Schutzgebietes, from Jaduland from Emil Zimmermann, Unsere Kolonien, 1911, in German (the south of our protectorate)
Deutsches Kolonial Lexikon 1920, click Recherche, O, Ostafrika; has numerous other articles on the colony; site in German
Search Hansard for German East Africa
Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung 1899-1916, from Die digitale Bibliothek, in German
Archives, Musea, Libraries
National Symbols Flag, from FOTW
Coins, Banknotes Banknotes from German East Africa, from ATS Catalog of World Paper Money and from Ron Wise's World Paper Money; from Deutsche Schutzgebiete, comment in German; from Currency Museum
Coin Catalog of German East Africa, from Numismaticon; German East Africa Coins and Notes, von Lettow Vorbeck collectables, from Token Coins; German East Africa, from Encyclopedia of Small Silver Coins
Stamps

BIBLIOGRAPHY
On Africa, East Africa
On German Colonies Rochus Schmidt, Deutschlands Kolonien, Berlin : Schall & Grund 1898 (Reprint 1898) (Germany's Colonies) [G]
P. Sprigade, M. Moisel, Grosser Deutscher Kolonialatlas, Berlin : Dietrich Reimer 1901-1915 (Large German Colonial Atlas) Reprint Braunschweig : Archiv Verlag 2002 [G]
General Histories John Iliffe, A Modern History of Tanganyika, Cambridge UP (1979) 1987 [G]
Edna Mason Kaula, The Land and People of Tanganyika, Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott 1963 [G]
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.17, pp.803-810 Article Eastern Africa : Tanzania. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.17
Specific Topics Joachim Gf. von Pfeil, Die Erwerbung von Deutsch-Ostafrika, Berlin : Karl Curtius, n.d. (The Acquisition of German East Africa) [G]
Franz Wehling, Die Entwicklung der Deutsch-Ostafrikanischen Rupie, Münster : Aschendorff 1929 (The Development of the German East African Rupia) [G]
Abdallah bin Hemedi'l Ajjemy, The Kilindi, Nairobi : East African Literature Bureau 1963 [G]
Hans Meyer, Die Eisenbahnen im Tropischen Afrika (The Railroads in Tropical Africa), Leipzig : Duncker & Humblot 1902, in German, posted by DTBSWS, chapter Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Südbahn, pp.102-108; Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zentralbahn pp.109-129; Die Usambarabahn pp.130-140
Historical Dictionaries Laura S. Kurtz, Historical Dictionary of Tanzania, Metuchen NJ : Scarecrow 1978 [G]