State

Kingdom of Matamba

former country

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1631–1744
Founded
1631
Ended
1744

Overview

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. It was a powerful kingdom that long resisted Portuguese colonisation attempts, but was integrated into Portuguese Angola in the late nineteenth century.

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All rulers (2)

  1. Barbara of Matamba1663–1666
  2. Verónica I of Matamba1681–1721

Records (2)

  1. 1646 — Battle of KavangaBattle
  2. 1647–1649 — South Atlantic campaignCampaign

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