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The Estmero-Verizi War was a war between the Kingdom of Estmere and the Verizi Empire, over Estmere's ambition to expand the Colony of Riziland to the central plateau, as well as over Estmere's colonisation of present-day Rwizikuru, which saw murungocracy be implemented over Riziland. This war lasted from 22 May, 1882, when Emperor Tamutswa issued a call to arms to all Rwizi men to expel the varungu, until 24 January, 1884, when the Battle of Munzwa saw the destruction of the Verizi capital of Munzwa, and the capture of Tamutswa.
The war is today seen in Rwizikuru as a last stand of the masimbe system and its associated structures against the murungocracy, with some academics, particularly Peter Nkomo, claiming that the Estmero-Verizi War was part of the broader Bahian Mutiny, as it occurred around the same time, and like many rebellions, sought to preserve the existing social order.
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