Kazembe and the Portuguese 1798–1832

During the century from 1760 to 1860 the territory of the present southern Katanga, eastern Angola and north-eastern Rhodesia lay to a great extent under the suzerainty of two powerful monarchs, Mwata Yamvo in the west and Kazembe in the east. Their common border was the Lualaba river. Both were Lun...

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Published in:Journal of African history 1961-01, Vol.2 (1), p.61-76
Main Author: Cunnison, Ian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coasts
Friendship
Governors
Human geography
Merchants
Slaves
Territories
Trade
Trade relations
White people
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Summary:During the century from 1760 to 1860 the territory of the present southern Katanga, eastern Angola and north-eastern Rhodesia lay to a great extent under the suzerainty of two powerful monarchs, Mwata Yamvo in the west and Kazembe in the east. Their common border was the Lualaba river. Both were Lunda by tribe: Mwata Yamvo was the senior in that it was from the capital of his kingdom, which had been in existence possibly for a century or more, that Kazembe's ancestor set out in the early eighteenth century to conquer east of the Lualaba. About 1740 he established his own capital near Lake Mweru in the lower Luapula valley.
ISSN:0021-8537
1469-5138
DOI:10.1017/S0021853700002140