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Queen Njinga Mbande is known by many different names including both Kimbundu and Portuguese names, alternate spellings and various honorifics. Common spellings found in Portuguese and English sources include Nzinga, Nzingha, Njinga, and Njingha. [10]
Metacritic assigned African Queens: Njinga a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [9] Ellen E. Jones of The Guardian was critical of the first series, awarding it 2 out of 5 stars, saying that "This tale of a 17th-century African female ruler features impressive academics, but ...
The film is set in 17th-century Angola and presents the true story of Queen Njinga Mbandi. While her father is king, she trains in military strategy. Her father, brother and nephew each take turns leading their people, but all meet a mysterious death. Njinga then becomes queen, leading wars against the Portuguese and resisting the Dutch invasion.
Its first season focuses on Njinga, the 17th-century warrior queen of Ndongo and Matamba, in what is now Angola. As the nation's first woman ruler, Njinga combined exceptional diplomatic skills ...
Barbara succeeded Njinga, but was killed by forces loyal to Njinga Mona in 1666. João Guterres managed to temporarily oust Njinga Mona in 1669, but was defeated and killed in 1670. Njinga Mona would rule the kingdom until João Guterres' son, Francisco, ousted and killed Njinga Mona becoming ruler in 1680.
Netflix's docudrama series African Queens: Njinga led the creative arts nominations with twelve, followed by the miniseries Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones and the talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show, both with six nominations each. The ceremony was streamed on the NATAS OTT channel at Watch. TheEmmys.
The following is an incomplete list of Ngolas (ruler) of the Kingdom of Ndongo, a pre-colonial West−Central African state in what is now Angola.. The full title of those who ruled over the Northern Mbundu Kingdom of Ndongo was Ngola a Kilanje.
Fitful negotiations followed, and in 1639 Njinga concluded a peace with Portugal. At the same time Portugal established diplomatic relations with Kasanje, the Imbangala band that occupied the Kwango River valley south of Njinga's domains in Matamba. Queen Nzinga in peace negotiations with the Portuguese governor in Luanda, 1657.