Manikongo (also called Awenekongo or Mwenekongo) was the title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo, a kingdom that existed from the 14th to the 19th...
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VII, Manikongo (1665–1666) Álvaro VIII, Manikongo (1666–1669) Pedro III, Manikongo (1669) Álvaro IX, Manikongo (1669–1670) Rafael I, Manikongo (1670–1673)...
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List of rulers of Kongo (redirect from List of Manikongo of Kongo)
is a list of the rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo known commonly as the Manikongos (KiKongo: Mwenekongo). Mwene (plural: Awene) in Kikongo meant a person...
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Ngudi, Mongo wa Kaila and Kongo dia Ngunga ) was founded by the first manikongo, Lukeni, at a junction of major trade routes.: 202 The Kingdom of Kongo...
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invaded Kongo, laying waste to the kingdom and forcing the manikongo into exile. In 1574, Manikongo Álvaro I was reinstated with the help of Portuguese mercenaries...
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Manikongo (1709–1718) Manuel II, Manikongo (1718–1743) Garcia IV, Manikongo (1743–1752) Manuel II, Manikongo (1752–post-1758) Nicolau I, Manikongo (mid-18th...
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João I of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
Nzinga-a-Nkuwu João I (né Nzinga-a-Nkuwu) was the 5th ManiKongo of the Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo: Kongo-dia-Ntotila) between 1470 and 1509. He voluntarily...
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dynasty João I, Manikongo (1470–1509) Afonso I, Manikongo (1509–c.1542) Pedro I, Manikongo (c.1543–1545) Diogo I Nkumbi a Mpudi, Manikongo (1545–1561) Afonso...
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Afonso I of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
military expansion of the kingdom. Born Mvemba a Nzinga, he was the son of Manikongo (Mwene Kongo) (king) Nzinga a Nkuwu, the fifth king of the Kongo dynasty...
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returned to Kongo in 1485 and Kala ka Mfusu led a royal mission from Kongo's manikongo, Nzinga a Nkuwu to Portugal. Following their arrival in late 1486 the...
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Pedro I of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
Pedro I Nkanga a Mvemba was manikongo of the Kingdom of Kongo from 1543 until being deposed in 1545. Pedro I was the son of King Afonso I and became his...
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mid-15th century, making contact with the Manikongo, the powerful King of the Bakongo tribe. The Manikongo controlled much of the region through affiliation...
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(complete list) – Nanga, Manikongo (1410s) Nlaza, Manikongo (1430s) Nkuwu a Ntinu, Manikongo (1450s–1470) João I, Manikongo (1470–1509) Cameroon Kingdom...
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Confederacy and the Imbangala war bands.[page needed] In letters written by the Manikongo, Nzinga Mbemba Afonso, to the King João III of Portugal, he writes that...
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the south. The kingdom consisted of several core provinces ruled by the Manikongo, the Portuguese version of the Kongo title Mwene Kongo, meaning "lord...
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King João I, Manikongo of the Kingdom of Kongo...
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Bernardo I of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
Bernardo I of Kongo (died 1567) was a 16th-century manikongo (ruler) of the Kingdom of Kongo, a region encompassing areas in 21st-century Angola and the...
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Kôngo, Swahili: Mto Kongo, French: Fleuve Congo, Portuguese: Rio Congo Manikongo was properly the title of the kings of Kongo; their capital was at the...
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Matamba) Kingdom of Ndongo (List of Ngolas) Kingdom of Kongo (List of Manikongo) Imbangala Kasanje Kingdom Kingdom of Lunda (List of rulers of the Lunda...
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community was united with its capital at M'banza-Kongo, under the king title, Manikongo. Other significant states and peoples included the Kuba Kingdom, producers...
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Pedro II of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
the provincial government of Manikongo Álvaro III Nimi a Mpanzu as Marquis of Wembo and later as Duke of Mbamba. Manikongo Álvaro III had no heir apparent...
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André II of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
1798–1842) was the king of Kongo from 1830-1842. He was the first child of the Manikongo Garcia V Nkanga Mvemba. Eventually André was overthrown by Henrique III...
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painting) Nanga Brook, Western Australia Nanga of Kongo, second ruler or manikongo of the Central African kingdom of Kongo Nanga subcaste of the Sial (tribe)...
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1665-75) was a Kongo princess who was the daughter of an unidentified Manikongo. According to the tradition, she was the mother of Ganga Zumba and the...
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transport of Africans to Brazil. In 1643, Nassau received a embassy from the Manikongo to strengthen the economic relations between the Kingdom of the Kongo...
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Manuel II of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
victorious, leaving him in control of the capital and therefore de facto Manikongo of Kongo. Manuel did not give up his claim for 6 years and continued to...
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Álvaro I of Kongo (category Manikongo of Kongo)
Álvaro I Nimi a Lukeni lua Mvemba was a Manikongo (Mwene Kongo), or king of Kongo, from 1568 to 1587, and the founder of the Kwilu dynasty. Álvaro's father...
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Angola Kingdom of Kongo: Kilukeni (complete list) – Lukeni lua Nimi, Manikongo (1390s) Cameroon Kingdom of Bamum (complete list) – Nchare Yen, Mfon (1394–1418)...
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redpepper brought by the Portuguese. Here is a passage from a letter to Manikongo, the King of the Congo: "Now, I say, like you said that there was no capture...
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Matamba) Kingdom of Ndongo (List of Ngolas) Kingdom of Kongo (List of Manikongo) Imbangala Kasanje Kingdom Kingdom of Lunda (List of rulers of the Lunda...
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