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Queen Nzinga

Type Figure Region Angola Time c. 1583–1663 Also known as Ana de Sousa、Ngola Mbande Nzinga

Nzinga Mbande (c. 1583–1663) was Queen of Ndongo and Matamba and an iconic leader of resistance to Portuguese colonial expansion in 17th-century Ango…

Timeline

1631–1640Matamba · Kingdom of MatambaNjinga took control of Matamba around 1630, reorganizing the army and settling refugees in the 1630s, allying with former Ndongo retainers and local chiefs to resist Portuguese and vassal encroachment and the expansion of the slave trade.

Sources

Njinga Mbande https://www.britannica.com/biography/Njinga-Mbande
Njinga of Angola: Africa's Warrior Queen — Linda M. Heywood (2017)