Kingdom of Mutapa (1430–1760)

Kingdom of Mutapa; Mwene we Mutapa
	1430–1760
Capital	Zvongombe
Common languages	Shona
Government	Monarchy

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The Kingdom of Mutapa was a Bantu state in East Africa founded by the Makalanga tribe. Due to the good agricultural environment, the inhabitants abandoned their nomadic lifestyle to farm and sell gold to the Arabs and Portuguese.^[1]

References

↑ Sík Endre (1970). The History of Black Africa, vol. 1: 'The Peoples of Black Africa before the End of the 15th Century; The Bantu Peoples'. [PDF]

[1] Sík Endre (1970). The History of Black Africa, vol. 1: 'The Peoples of Black Africa before the End of the 15th Century; The Bantu Peoples'. [PDF]

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