Madanda

Madanda lies north of the Save in a region of dry forest growing on sandy ground. Dense shrubs stand beneath trees such as baobab and afzelia, giving the woodland a character of its own. The name also belonged to the country of Danda, a Shona-speaking polity south of the Teve kingdom. In the early sixteenth century the ruler of Teve sent his son Nyamunda to conquer Danda, where he established a ruling line known by the title Sedanda.