What were the reasons for the rise of the Kingdom of Kongo?
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- What were the reasons for the rise of the Kingdom of Kongo?
- migration
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growth was accomplished by migrations aimed at acquiring neighbouring lands
- drawn from the centre of the kingdom
- strong connections with provinces closer to Mbzana Kongo
- drawn from the centre of the kingdom
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nine related
clans migrated under a single authority
- c1390 - some went north-east to Nsundi and Mpanga
- other areas then developed
- led by a chief selected by the manikongo, who was accompanied by representatives from each of the main Kongo clans
- Cavazzi: “gave the districts to his followers and paternal relatives”
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growth was accomplished by migrations aimed at acquiring neighbouring lands
- geography
- Mbzana Kongo which was the confluence of various trading routes
- forest products and costal products, like salt and nzimbu could be exchanged
- on a high plateau
- located near the Congo River at Bangu
- initial cluster of Kongo settlements in Mpemba, south of the Kongo river
- created the nucleus of Kongo on the northern edge of the Angola plateau where there was larger amounts of ore
- Mbzana Kongo which was the confluence of various trading routes
- submission
- Mbata
- Pigafetta: "joined...of its own free will"
- Soyo
- both had stronger bonds with Kongo as perpetual 'uncle' districts
- Mbata
- adminstration
- ties through perpetual kinship to northern areas such as Vungu and Ngoyo
- Pigafetta: the entire territory was governed by six provinces which each having many sub-provinces
- the principal chiefs were appointed by the king, each of them taking as the main symbol of his allegiance a brand from the royal fire
- 1375 - the
ruler of Mpemba Kasi made an alliance with the ruler of the
neighbouring Mbata kingdom
- 1390 - through the political marriage of Nima a Nzima and Luekni lua Nimi the alliance was consolidated between the two KiKongo speaking people
- Thornton: the origin was in the small state of Mpemba Kasi
- military
- neighbouring areas lacked the necessary resources to produce superior weapons to defend themselves against expeditionary parties
- military expansion based on the possession of copper and iron deposits on the borders of Kongo and Teke country
- migration
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