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Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande, Nzinga (/ n ə ˈ z ɪ ŋ ɡ ə /; c. 1583 – 17 December 1663) was a southwest African ruler who ruled as queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola. [1]
Queen Ana de Sousa Nzingha Mbande (ruled 1624–1626) Rulers of Ndongo under Portuguese vassalage. King Hari a Kiluanje (ruled 1626) King Ngola Hari (ruled 1626–1657)
The Kingdom of Matamba (pre-1550–1744) was an African state located in what is now the Baixa de Cassange region of Malanje Province of modern-day Angola.Joined to the Kingdom of Ndongo by Queen Nzinga in 1631, the state had many male and female rulers.
In 1631, Matamba was invaded by the warrior queen Nzinga Mbande of the neighboring Northern Mbundu Kingdom of Ndongo. From then on, the state would be ruled by Ndongo monarchs of the Guterres Dynasty.
Mvemba a Nzinga, Nzinga Mbemba, Funsu Nzinga Mvemba or Dom Alfonso (c. 1456–1542 or 1543), [1] also known as King Afonso I, was the sixth ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from the Lukeni kanda dynasty and ruled in the first half of the 16th century.
João I Nzinga a Nkuwu: c. 1440 – 1509 (aged 68/69) c. 1470: 1509: 5 Manikongo. He was the son of his predecessor and was baptized as João I on 3 May 1491, but returned to traditional beliefs around 1495. Kilukeni: Afonso I Mvemba a Nzinga: 1456–1542 or 1543 (aged 85/86 or 86/87) 1509: 1542 or 1543: 6 Manikongo.
Mukambu Mbandi (also called Kambu, Barbara) (died 1666) was the queen regnant of the Kingdom of Ndongo and Matamba from 1663 to 1666. [1] [2] She was the younger sister of the famous queen Ana I Nzinga, who united the kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba. Her sister arranged for her to marry her general João Guterres Ngola Kanini, and appointed her ...
Nzinga refused to recognize Hari a Ngola, claiming that he was of slave origin and not eligible to reign. She reoccupied Kindonga and began mobilizing the support of all the sobas opposed to Hari an Angola and Portuguese rule, leading to a second war with Portugal. Sousa's army defeated Nzinga again in 1628, forcing her to flee the islands.