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- Kingdom of Kongo - Wikipedia
The Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo: Kongo Dya Ntotila[6][7][8] or Wene wa Kongo;[9] Portuguese: Reino do Congo) was a kingdom in Central Africa It was located in present-day northern Angola, the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, [10] southern Gabon and the Republic of the Congo [11]
- Kongo | Facts, Map, People, Civil War, History | Britannica
Kongo, former kingdom in west-central Africa, located south of the Congo River (present-day Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo) According to traditional accounts, the kingdom was founded by Lukeni lua Nimi about 1390
- The Rise and Fall of Central Africa’s Mighty Kingdom of Kongo
Despite its vast territory spanning modern-day Angola, Congo and Gabon, this powerful state remains largely unknown outside of Africa With a highly organized political system and sophisticated economy, the Kingdom of Kongo was a dominant force in Central Africa for centuries
- Kingdom of Kongo - World History Encyclopedia
Located on the western coast of central Africa and south of the Congo River (formerly known as the Zaire River), the kingdom arose in the late 14th century CE following the alliance of several local principalities which had been in existence since the second half of the first millennium CE
- Kingdom of Kongo 1390–1914 - South African History Online
The Kingdom of Kongo was a large kingdom in the western part of central Africa The name comes from the fact that the founders of the kingdom were KiKongo speaking people, and the spelling of Congo with a C comes from the Portuguese translation
- 7 Facts About the Kingdom of Kongo: Africa’s Great Catholic State
From the fourteenth until the twentieth centuries, the central African Kingdom of Kongo developed a unique cultural heritage It also left an outsized influence among European observers Today, two countries in sub-Saharan Africa call themselves the Congo
- The Rise and Fall of the Ancient Kongo Kingdom - Africa Rebirth
Kongo, located in modern-day Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was one of the great kingdoms of pre-colonial Africa Emerging in the 14th century, the Bantu kingdom experienced centuries of immense affluence and power until conflicts with Portugal and internal division decimated it, leading to its total collapse in the 20th
- KONGOKING home page
The magnificent Kongo kingdom, which arose in the Atlantic Coast region of Equatorial Africa, is a famous emblem of Africa’s past It is an exceptionally important cultural landmark for Africans and the African Diaspora
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