Kingdom of Matamba
This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Matamba 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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Was a precolonial kingdom in northern Angola.
Establishment
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.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 1601: The origins of the polity of Mbwila are unknown, and it is first mentioned only in the early seventeenth century.
January 1621: The Kasanje Kingdom was formed in 1620 by a mercenary band of Imbangala, which had deserted the Portuguese ranks.
January 1701: Kasongo Luunda state founded.
January 1701: The chiefdom of Mbailundu was established in part of the Kimbundu speaking-areas of Angola by Katiavala I in ca. 1700.
Disestablishment
January 1745: Ana II, who came to power in 1741, faced a Portuguese invasion in 1744 in what was one of Portugal's greatest military operations of the 18th century. The Portuguese armies first experienced heavy defeats but managed to reach the capital. In order to avoid a long war, Ana II recognized the suzerainty of Portugal.
