Mbande nzinga biography channel
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Queen Nzinga Mbande was a 17th-century African ruler of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of the Mbundo people, in present-day northern Angola.
Mbande nzinga biography channel
She is known for her diplomatic and military strategies in defending her kingdoms against Portuguese colonisers and the slave trade, successfully transforming them into a commercial state to rival Portuguese colonies.
Here we explore more about her life and reign.
Early life and regional politics of the time
Born into the Ndongo royal family in 1583, Ana Nzinga trained as a warrior, fighting alongside her father, Ngola Mbande Kiluanji, the King of Ndongo.
Her life coincided with increased encroachment by the Portuguese Empire and the development of the slave trade along the Central African coast. Many nearby states had subsequently become regional powers, and growing demand had led Portugal to seek military and economic control of the region, wishing to establish a colony at Luanda (present-day Angola) – drastically changing the pol