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Geika's succession plans and Caffre factions described
The text recounts Geika's plan to crown his chosen successor Hientza, while keeping real power limited to others. It details emigrations of Caffres led by Madjoagya and Bakka, the Boschemen conflicts, and the divided Caffre settlements along the Great Fish, Sunday’s, and Keiskamma rivers. It notes Boschemen retaliation, independent Caffre communities, and Wrondankians raiding near the Fish River.
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Geika
Khauta
Hientza
Palo
Madjoagya
Great Fish River
Keiskamma
Chachabe
Bakka
Bassee
Captain Bay
Sunday’s River
Fzlambi
Enment
Fish River
Caffraria
Talouza
Tzlambi
Konga
Caffre-land
Cape
Caffres
Grimes
Punishuerts