Queen Nzinga ruled Ndongo and Matamba (present day Angola) in the 17th century. She has gone down in history as resisting colonialism and giving the Portuguese what-for using guerrilla warfare. There is more under the surface, however; in today's story you'll learn that being a ruler requires being pragmatic, which is not always peaceful.
Follow us on Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
Join our Facebook group!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory
Email us!
illequippedhistory@gmail.com
Check us out on TikTok!
https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo
Find us on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory
Donate to our Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory
Sources:
“Nzinga” by Rebecca M. Kulik (Oct 17 2024)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nzinga
“Queen Nzinga Mbande: The Unyielding Beacon of Resistance and Sovereignty” by Editorial Team (Jan 5 2024)
“Queen Nzinga (1583-1663)” by Jessica Snethen (Jun 16 2009)
https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/queen-nzinga-1583-1663/
“Njinga Mbandi” by Nicolette M. Kostiw
https://enslaved.org/fullStory/16-23-102027/
“Nbandi, Ana Nzinga “Queen Ginga”” by Nicolette M. Kostiw (Jun 01 2016), The Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography. https://doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.74658
https://projects.kora.matrix.msu.edu/files/16-23-102027/Njinga_Mbandi_DCALAB.pdf
Sound Credits:
Music by drmseq from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-tribal-drums-328455/
Music by Syouki Takahashi from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-midnight-forest-184304/
