Jonker Afrikaner

the fourth Captain of the Orlam in South West Africa

1785 CE to 1861 CE

Jonker Afrikaner (c. 1785, Roode Zand near Tulbagh, South Africa – 18 August 1861, Okahandja, South West Africa) is the fourth Captain of the Orlam in South West Africa, succeeding his father, Jager Afrikaner, in 1823.

Soon after becoming Kaptein, he leaves his father’s settlement at Blydeverwacht with three brothers and some three hundred followers and relocated to the area that is today central Namibia.

From 1825 onward he and his council play a dominant political role in Damaraland and Namaland, creating a de facto state.

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