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Kingdom of Ndongo and Matamba

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The Kingdom of Ndongo and Matamba was the personal union of the Ambundu kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba ruled by Queen Nzinga Mbande, who ruled as queen of Ndongo from 1624 to 1663 and of Matamba from 1631 to 1663; the Portuguese formally recognized her as queen of both kingdoms in 1657. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Partially Attested
Capital
Kabasa (Ndongo's own capital before the 1631 union with Matamba) 2
Kabasa was Ndongo's own capital, established under Ngola Kiluanje (r.1515-1556) and named again as Nzinga Mbande's birthplace. No reachable source gives a single capital for the joint Ndongo-Matamba polity Nzinga ruled after 1631; Matamba's own capital under her rule is not named by any source found.
Start Year
1631 1
Start year taken as 1631, when Matamba joined Ndongo under her rule and the joint polity this entity names first existed.
End Year
1663 1
Classification
Status (Extant or Former)
Former / Dissolved 1
Connections

In Era

The Early Modern Period, Eras
Source Kingdom of Ndongo (Wikipedia)

Ruled By

Nzinga Mbande, Historical Figures
Additional Source Nzinga Mbande (Wikipedia)Lead section
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Government Type

Monarchy

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Source Kingdom of Ndongo (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Ndongo was the most powerful of these with a king called the Ngola
Sources
1. Nzinga Mbande (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Ndongo (1624-1663) and Matamba (1631-1663)
  • Kingdom of Ndongo and Matamba: Status
    The Kingdom of Ndongo and Matamba was the personal union of the Ambundu kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba ruled by Queen Nzinga Mbande, who ruled as queen of Ndongo from 1624 to 1663 and of Matamba from 1631 to 1663; the Portuguese formally recognized her as queen of both kingdoms in 1657.
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2. The Kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese (African History Extra)
African History ExtraArticle body, on Kabasa as Ndongo's capital
Quote, Article body, on Kabasa as Ndongo's capital
Ngola Kiluanje (r.1515-1556) who established his capital at Kabasa
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Kingdom of Ndongo (Wikipedia)
In Era: The Early Modern Period, Lead
Quote, In Era: The Early Modern Period, Lead
was an early-modern African state located in the highlands between the Lukala and Kwanza Rivers
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