Kingdom of Kongo - Wikipedia
The Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo: Kongo Dya Ntotila[6][7][8] or Wene wa Kongo;[9] Portuguese: Reino do Congo) was a kingdom in Central Africa. It was located in present-day northern Angola, the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, [10] southern Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. [11] .
Kongo | Facts, Map, People, Civil War, & History | Britannica
Kongo, former kingdom in west-central Africa, located south of the Congo River (present-day Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo). According to traditional accounts, the kingdom was founded by Lukeni lua Nimi about 1390.
Kingdom of Kongo - World History Encyclopedia
2019年5月2日 · Located on the western coast of central Africa and south of the Congo River (formerly known as the Zaire River), the kingdom arose in the late 14th century CE following the alliance of several local principalities which had been …
Kingdom of Kongo 1390–1914 | South African History Online
2016年5月18日 · The Kingdom of Kongo was a large kingdom in the western part of central Africa. The name comes from the fact that the founders of the kingdom were KiKongo speaking people, and the spelling of Congo with a C comes from the Portuguese translation.
The Kingdom of Kongo [1390–1857] - The African History
2021年2月2日 · The Kingdom of Congo is the first kingdom in sub-Saharan Africa to have ties with foreigners from Europe, in particular Portugal, some scholars illustrate. Diogo Cao, from Portugal in 1463, was the first explorer to enter the Kingdom of Congo and he managed to meet King Nzingu Kuwu.
Unsung History of the Kingdom of Kongo - The New York Public Library
2021年11月2日 · The kingdom of Kongo is one of the oldest and one of the most well-documented African kingdoms. Historians explain that at its height, the kingdom covered parts of present-day Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Republic of Congo. Yet, history told by locals also includes parts of present-day Gabon, Namibia, and even Zambia.
History of the Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia
The history of the Republic of the Congo has been marked by diverse civilisations: Indigenous, French and post-independence. The earliest inhabitants of the region comprising present-day Congo were the Forest peoples whose Stone Age culture was slowly replaced by Bantu tribes.
Belgium - The Kongo kingdom | Royal Museum for Central Africa
At its height, the Kongo kingdom covered parts of present-day Angola, DR Congo and Republic of Congo. According to oral traditions, Nimi a Nzima of Mpemba Kasi and Nsaku Lau of Mbata founded the kingdom at the end of the 14th century.
The Rise and Fall of the Ancient Kongo Kingdom - Africa Rebirth
2023年11月20日 · Kongo, located in modern-day Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was one of the great kingdoms of pre-colonial Africa. Emerging in the 14th century, the Bantu kingdom experienced centuries of immense affluence and power until conflicts with Portugal and internal division decimated it, leading to its total collapse in the 20th ...
Kingdom of the Kongo - Think Africa
2018年10月5日 · The Kingdom of Congo was a medieval state in west-central Africa, located south of the Congo River (present-day Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo). The name is due to the origin of the founders of the kingdom who spoke Kikongo.