kongo
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The cluster includes all the forms of the country. Kongo was a different country than modern-day Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:
Kingdom of Kongo
Kingdom of Kongo (Portugal)
Establishment
January 1376: Merge of Mpemba Kasi with Mbata Kingdom to form the Kingdom of Kongo around 1375 AD.
Chronology
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Was a war of succession between rival houses of the Kingdom of Kongo.
October 1709: After the battle of Mbula, Pedro dedicated himself to reunifying Kongo.
January 1451: The Nsoundi Kingdom was incorporated into Kongo's domains probably in the early to mid-fifteenth century.
January 1492: Expansion of the Kingdom of Kongo by 1491.
January 1501: Thie Confederation of the Seven Kingdoms of Kongo dia Nlaza was first mentioned in texts of the Kingdom of Kongo in the late 16th century, although it probably existed much earlier. It is unclear what the Seven Kingdoms were, though perhaps they included Kundi and Okanga.
January 1501: The kingdom or polity of Vungu was a historic mini-state located on the north bank of the Congo River near the modern day town of Matadi in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
January 1519: Around 1518, the Manikongo Alphonse, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo, armed by Portugal, annexed the Kingdom of Loango to expand his empire's territory.
January 1531: In 1530, the Baixa de Cassange region of Malanje Province in modern-day Angola paid tribute to the King of Kongo, Afonso I. This marked the first documented mention of the Kingdom of Matamba in historical records.
January 1531: In 1530, the territory of Angola was under the Kingdom of Ngola-Ndongo. The title of "Angola" was listed among the titles of the King of Kongo in 1535, suggesting a subordinate relationship between the two kingdoms at that time.
January 1536: In a letter written by Alfonso I, king of the Congo in 1535, Vungu is mentioned among places that he ruled as king.
January 1536: The Kakongo Kingdom is mentioned for the first time in the titles used in 15 35 by the king of Congo, Afonso I.
January 1566: Around 1565, Njembe led Loango to independence and founded the third dynasty.
January 1858: Kingdom of Kongo becomes a vassal state of Portugal.
February 1885: The Berlin Conference divides Africa: parts of the Congo absorbed by France, Belgium and Portugal.
Disestablishment
February 1885: The Berlin Conference divides Africa: parts of the Congo absorbed by France, Belgium and Portugal.
