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Kasanje Kingdom

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In the 1650s the intellectuals of Kasanje developed a largely fiction history that sought to give meaning and stability to the state. This history claimed a Zimbo and Tendo Andumba, and their daughter Tendo Anduma as the founding force of the nation.
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estimated the kingdom had 300,000 people, of whom 100,000 were able to bear arms. However, it is noted that this claim may be exaggerated. The kingdom of Kasanje remained in a constant state of conflict with its neighbours, especially the kingdom of
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ranks. The state gets its name from the leader of the band, Kasanje, who settled his followers on the upper Kwango River. The Kasanje people were ruled by the Jaga, a king who was elected from among the three clans who founded the kingdom.
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In the 1650s Kasanje had six major languages as a result of recent conquests. The conquests continued in this decade with significant taking of areas in Bembe in 1657.
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which controlled an area between the Kwanza River and the headwaters of the Cunene River. It appears that Kasanje captured some of the territory of Muzumbu a Kalungu.
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The kings of Kasanje are listed below based on a compilation of several different contemporary king lists by Joseph C. Miller.
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Defeated both warring factions; led a failed revolt against the Portuguese in 1912 that led to the end of the kingdom
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By the 1650s Kasanje had been making war with many of its neighbors for quite some time. These included Queen
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2nd reign, probably arranged Kamweje ka Kalunga's death. Kingdom embroiled in civil war after his death
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Also known as Mushabata; immediately expelled and another stalemate occurred until 1911
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Ruled as a Portuguese vassal; assassinated in late 1850 by Mbumba a Kinguri loyalists
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There were many Portuguese merchants who operated in Ksanje by the 1650s.
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Had little authority, upon death a political stalemate lasted until 1896
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Miller, Joseph C. (1979). "Kings, Lists, and History in Kasanje".
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trade routes in the 1850s. Kasanje was finally incorporated into
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Known as "Dom Fernando Accacio Ferreira" to the Portuguese
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The Cambridge History of Africa: From c. 1600 to c. 1790
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Kasanje also had relations with the Yaka Kingdom of the
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Expelled by a Portuguese expeditionary force in 1850
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state. It was formed in 1620 by a mercenary band of
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Pascoal Machado" 327:Kings of Kasanje (WIP) 224: 443:Kasanje ka Kulashingo 303:, then ruled by queen 810:Kinguri kya Kiluanje 681:Kansanje kya Kambolo 636:Kisweya kya Kambamba 767:Civil War, 1873-1883 691:Kihengo kya Kambolo 575:Kasanje ka Kiluanje 565:Kambamba ka Kinguri 555:Kitumba kya Kalunga 545:Kinguri kya Kasombe 535:Kiluanje kya Ngonga 503:Kingwangwa kya Kima 216:Lunda Norte Province 799:Kasanje ka Kalanyi 744:Kamweje ka Kalunga 722:Kalunga ka Kisanga 671:Kitumba kya Ngonga 601:Extremely powerful 585:Lubame lwa Kipungo 460:Kalunga ka Kilombo 392:Existence disputed 349:Existence disputed 328: 101:• Established 20:Kingdom of Kansanje 901:John K. Thornton. 773:Malenge a Kitumba 733:Kambolo ka Ngonga 701:Kamasa ka Kiwende 646:Kitamba kya Shiba 626:Kitumba kya Wanga 616:Kalunga ka Luhame 606:Lukala lwa Njinje 595:Ngunza a Kambamba 326: 1036:978-0-674-23744-5 971:History in Africa 831: 830: 779:Killed in battle 755:Mbumba a Kinguri 711:Mbumba a Kinguri 656:Malenge a Ngonga 525:Mwanya a Kasanje 514:Kitamba kya Keta 313:Portuguese Angola 286:Muzumbu a Kalungu 232: 231: 207: 206: 203: 202: 191:Portuguese Angola 183: 182: 113:Portuguese Angola 69:• 1911-1912 1119: 1052: 1047: 1041: 1040: 1026:Njinga of Angola 1020: 1011: 1010: 966: 960: 959:Thornton, p. 190 957: 951: 950:Thornton. p. 190 948: 942: 941:Thornton. p. 190 939: 933: 932:Thornton. p. 189 930: 924: 923:Thornton, p. 189 921: 915: 914:Thornton. p. 189 912: 906: 899: 893: 892: 890: 888: 869: 859: 790:Swore fealty to 538:c. 1690s-1700s? 470:Ngongo a Mbande 417:Kalanda ka Imbe 329: 325: 199: 198: 187: 186: 174: 173: 167: 166: 151: 150: 16: 15: 1127: 1126: 1122: 1121: 1120: 1118: 1117: 1116: 1082: 1081: 1061: 1056: 1055: 1048: 1044: 1037: 1021: 1014: 983:10.2307/3171741 967: 963: 958: 954: 949: 945: 940: 936: 931: 927: 922: 918: 913: 909: 900: 896: 886: 884: 882: 860: 853: 848: 836: 588:c. 1739-1750s? 321: 261: 244:Central African 236:Kasanje Kingdom 228: 196: 171: 138: 115: 102: 70: 63:Kalanda ka Imbe 60: 59:• c. 1620 45:King of Kasanje 21: 12: 11: 5: 1125: 1115: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1078: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1060: 1059:External links 1057: 1054: 1053: 1042: 1035: 1012: 961: 952: 943: 934: 925: 916: 907: 894: 880: 850: 849: 847: 844: 835: 832: 829: 828: 825: 822: 818: 817: 814: 811: 807: 806: 803: 800: 796: 795: 788: 785: 781: 780: 777: 774: 770: 769: 763: 762: 759: 756: 752: 751: 748: 745: 741: 740: 737: 734: 730: 729: 726: 723: 719: 718: 715: 712: 708: 707: 705: 702: 698: 697: 695: 692: 688: 687: 685: 682: 678: 677: 675: 672: 668: 667: 660: 657: 653: 652: 650: 647: 643: 642: 640: 637: 633: 632: 630: 627: 623: 622: 620: 617: 613: 612: 610: 607: 603: 602: 599: 596: 592: 591: 589: 586: 582: 581: 579: 576: 572: 571: 569: 566: 562: 561: 559: 556: 552: 551: 549: 546: 542: 541: 539: 536: 532: 531: 529: 526: 522: 521: 518: 515: 511: 510: 507: 504: 500: 499: 488: 485: 481: 480: 474: 471: 467: 466: 464: 463:c. 1630s-1650 461: 457: 456: 450: 449: 447: 446:c. 1616-1620s 444: 440: 439: 436: 433: 429: 428: 421: 418: 414: 413: 411: 408: 404: 403: 401: 398: 394: 393: 390: 387: 381: 380: 374: 372: 366: 365: 359: 357: 351: 350: 347: 344: 340: 339: 336: 333: 320: 317: 315:in 1910–1911. 260: 257: 230: 229: 227: 226: 222: 219: 218: 213: 209: 208: 205: 204: 201: 200: 193: 184: 181: 180: 175: 163: 162: 157: 147: 146: 143: 142: 139: 136: 133: 132: 129: 128: 124: 123: 120: 119: 116: 110: 107: 106: 103: 100: 97: 96: 93: 92: 83: 82:Historical era 79: 78: 75: 74: 71: 68: 65: 64: 61: 58: 55: 54: 51: 50: 47: 41: 40: 32: 28: 27: 23: 22: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1124: 1113: 1110: 1108: 1105: 1103: 1100: 1098: 1095: 1093: 1090: 1089: 1087: 1080: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1066: 1063: 1062: 1051: 1046: 1038: 1032: 1028: 1027: 1019: 1017: 1008: 1004: 1000: 996: 992: 988: 984: 980: 976: 972: 965: 956: 947: 938: 929: 920: 911: 904: 898: 883: 881:0-521-20413-5 877: 873: 868: 867: 858: 856: 851: 843: 841: 826: 823: 820: 819: 815: 812: 809: 808: 804: 801: 798: 797: 793: 789: 786: 783: 782: 778: 775: 772: 771: 768: 764: 760: 757: 754: 753: 749: 746: 743: 742: 738: 735: 732: 731: 727: 724: 721: 720: 716: 714:c. 1840-1850 713: 710: 709: 706: 703: 700: 699: 696: 693: 690: 689: 686: 683: 680: 679: 676: 674:c. 1810-1820 673: 670: 669: 665: 664:Pungo Andongo 661: 659:1792-c. 1810 658: 655: 654: 651: 649:c. 1785-1792 648: 645: 644: 641: 638: 635: 634: 631: 628: 625: 624: 621: 618: 615: 614: 611: 609:Early 1770s? 608: 605: 604: 600: 598:c. 1750-1770 597: 594: 593: 590: 587: 584: 583: 580: 577: 574: 573: 570: 567: 564: 563: 560: 557: 554: 553: 550: 547: 544: 543: 540: 537: 534: 533: 530: 527: 524: 523: 519: 516: 513: 512: 508: 506:c. 1680-1681 505: 502: 501: 497: 493: 489: 486: 483: 482: 479: 475: 473:c. 1650-1680 472: 469: 468: 465: 462: 459: 458: 455: 451: 448: 445: 442: 441: 437: 435:c. 1610-1616 434: 431: 430: 426: 425:Andrew Battel 422: 419: 416: 415: 412: 409: 406: 405: 402: 399: 396: 395: 391: 388: 386: 383: 382: 379: 375: 373: 371: 368: 367: 364: 360: 358: 356: 353: 352: 348: 345: 342: 341: 337: 334: 331: 330: 324: 316: 314: 310: 306: 305:Nzinga Mbande 302: 297: 292: 289: 287: 282: 279: 277: 272: 270: 265: 256: 253: 249: 245: 241: 237: 223: 220: 217: 214: 212:Today part of 210: 194: 192: 189: 188: 185: 179: 176: 169: 168: 165: 164: 161: 158: 156: 153: 152: 148: 144: 140: 134: 130: 125: 121: 117: 114: 108: 104: 98: 94: 91: 87: 84: 80: 76: 72: 66: 62: 56: 52: 48: 46: 42: 39: 36: 33: 29: 24: 17: 1079: 1045: 1025: 974: 970: 964: 955: 946: 937: 928: 919: 910: 902: 897: 885:. 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Index

Elective
monarchy
King of Kasanje
Early Modern
Late Modern
Portuguese Angola
Imbangala
Portuguese Angola
Lunda Norte Province
Central African
Imbangala
Portuguese
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
Yaka people
Muzumbu a Kalungu
António de Oliveira de Cadornega
Matamba
Nzinga Mbande
Ovimbundu
Portuguese Angola
Donji
Mussasa
Mussasa
Tembandumba
Tembandumba
Andrew Battel
Cavazzi
Matamba
Mbundu
Pungo Andongo

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