Home›Open Questions›When was Nehanda Nyakasikana born?Open QuestionsWhen was Nehanda Nyakasikana born?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "When was Nehanda Nyakasikana born?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/when-was-nehanda-nyakasikana-born.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). When was Nehanda Nyakasikana born?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/when-was-nehanda-nyakasikana-bornCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-when-was-nehanda-nyakasikana-born, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {When was Nehanda Nyakasikana born?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/when-was-nehanda-nyakasikana-born}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionNehanda Nyakasikana enters the colonial and oral record as a leader of the First Chimurenga beginning in 1896 and is documented through her capture, trial and execution in 1898; no source records when she was born.What would resolve this A colonial administrative record or documented oral genealogy from Mashonaland naming the medium's birth year prior to her possession by the Nehanda spirit.OpenZimbabwean colonial history, Shona religious historyM. L. Daneel, The God of the Matopo Hills: An Essay on the Mwari Cult in RhodesiaCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnNehanda Nyakasikana, Historical Figures Well-attested Source The God of the Matopo Hills: An Essay on the Mwari Cult in RhodesiaM. L. Daneeltier 1SourcesThe God of the Matopo Hills: An Essay on the Mwari Cult in Rhodesiatier 1M. L. Daneel, Mouton, 1970Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year