Mbunda Kingdom
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| The Mbunda Kingdom | |||||
| O Reino Mbunda (Portuguese) | |||||
| Sovereign Kingdom (1700–1914) | |||||
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| Capital | Not specified | ||||
| Languages | Mbunda language Portuguese |
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| Religion | Christianity with some traditional practices | ||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1700 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 1914 | |||
| Currency | Traded in bee wax, ivory trade and rubber, in exchange with guns and cloth material | ||||
The Mbunda Kingdom (Mbunda: Chuundi ca Mbunda or Vumwene vwa Mbunda or Portuguese: Reino dos Bundas) was an African kingdom located in west central Africa, what is now south-east Angola. At its greatest extent, it reached from Mithimoyi in the central Moxico to the Cuando Cubango Province in the south-east, bordering with Namibia. The kingdom was ruled by Mwene wa Ngoma (King).
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- 18th century in Africa
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