Kingdom of Mutapa (Rozwi Empire)

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Mutapa (Rozwi Empire) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Period of Vassalage of the Mutapa Kingdom to the Rozwi Empire.

Establishment

January 1676: A local leader, Changamire Dombo, developed a military force which became, in the 1670s, predominant on the north-eastern plateau of Zimbabwe.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1695: Vassalage to the Rozwi Empire from 1663 until the Portuguese return in 1694.

January 1713: In 1712, yet another coveter of the throne invited the Rozwi back to put him on the throne and kick out the Portuguese. This they did, and Mutapa again came under the control of the Rozwi Empire.

Disestablishment

January 1721: The Rozwi quickly lost interest in Mutapa, as they sought to consolidate their position in the south. Mutapa regained its independence around 1720. By this time, the kingdom of Mutapa had lost nearly all of the Zimbabwe plateau to the Rozwi Empire.