 for Merere II and his dynasty.The Hehe, recovering from their own civil war by 1879, continued their aggressive expansion and showed themselves to more than a match for Merere II, the Sangu leader, even though the Sangu had reportedly begun using guns as early as the 1893s and had great experience in war and were noted for 'throwing their dead away' mostly into ravines.All Sangu chiefs carried the title of Merere whose personal name was Mwahavange.