Book contents
- A History of West Central Africa to 1850
- New Approaches to African History
- A History of West Central Africa to 1850
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Maps
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The Development of States in West Central Africa to 1540
- 2 The Struggle for Ambundu and the Founding of Angola
- 3 Ndongo and Portugal at War
- 4 Queen Njinga’s Struggle for Ndongo
- 5 The Thirty Years War Comes to Central Africa
- 6 The Emergence of Lunda
- 7 The Weight of Lunda on the West
- 8 Culmination: Lunda, Luba, and the Ovimbundu
- Epilogue
- Index
6 - The Emergence of Lunda
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2020
Book contents
- A History of West Central Africa to 1850
- New Approaches to African History
- A History of West Central Africa to 1850
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Maps
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The Development of States in West Central Africa to 1540
- 2 The Struggle for Ambundu and the Founding of Angola
- 3 Ndongo and Portugal at War
- 4 Queen Njinga’s Struggle for Ndongo
- 5 The Thirty Years War Comes to Central Africa
- 6 The Emergence of Lunda
- 7 The Weight of Lunda on the West
- 8 Culmination: Lunda, Luba, and the Ovimbundu
- Epilogue
- Index
Summary
Lunda becomes an important kingdom and begins expanding east and west, Matamba and Kasanje struggle over the Kwango Valley, the Portuguese consolidate their control over the colony of Angola, Kongo enters a period of civil war, and Beatriz Kimpa Vita tries to restore it
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- A History of West Central Africa to 1850 , pp. 217 - 266Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020