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Title: São Salvador, capital of the Kingdom of Kongo, in the late 17th century; Thomas Astley — A new general collection of voyages and travels: consisting of the most esteemed relations, which have been hitherto published in any language; comprehending everything remarkable in its kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, Astley 1745; Current Iteration from NYPL Digital Library
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Title: La capitale du Kongo, São Salvador
 

Revision as of 12:22, 11 July 2023

kingdom in Central Africa located in present-day northern Angola, the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo
  • Wene wa Kongo
  • Kongo dya Ntotila
  • Reino do Congo
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Kingdom of Kongo
kingdom in Central Africa located in present-day northern Angola, the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo
  • Wene wa Kongo
  • Kongo dya Ntotila
  • Reino do Congo

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1395
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6°16'0.001"S, 14°15'0.000"E
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1914
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Historische Karte des Kongo (um 1630)
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Königreich Kongo in den Grenzen um 1711. Das Reich befand sich zu diesem Zeitpunkt auf dem heutigen Staatsgebiet von Angola, der DR Kongo und der Republik Kongo.
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Der Mani-Kongo João I. gewährt 1482 portugiesischen Seefahrern und Emissären um Diogo Cão eine Audienz. Radierung von Johann Theodor de Bry im Buch Índias Orientais, 1597. Das Königreich Kongo war, neben dem Königreich Lunda, das bedeutendste zentralafrikanische Staatswesen seiner Zeit.
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König Garcia II. von Kongo empfängt niederländische Gesandte, die vor ihm knien. Radierung aus dem Buch Olfert Dapper: Naukeurige Beschrijvinge, 1668.
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The Kingdom of Kongo in 1648
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Kongo (Boma subgroup). 19th century Grave Marker (Tumba). The Kongo people placed stone figures called tumba on the graves of powerful people. His cap (mpu) with four leopard's teeth, the beaded necklace, and the bracelet (nlunga) identify him as a chief. The term tumba comes from the old Portuguese word for "tomb"—this genre may have been inspired by grave monuments for European merchants and missionaries in Kongo cemeteries. Brooklyn Museum
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São Salvador, capital of the Kingdom of Kongo, in the late 17th century; Thomas Astley — A new general collection of voyages and travels: consisting of the most esteemed relations, which have been hitherto published in any language; comprehending everything remarkable in its kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, Astley 1745; Current Iteration from NYPL Digital Library
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Álvaro II Nimi a Nkanga, king of Kongo from 1587 to 1614. Drawing by Theodor de Bry, from Regnum Congo hoc est vera descriptio regni Africani (Filippo Pigafetta, 1598) Caption: Armatura tam nobiliorum quam gregariorum militum descripta lib. 1 cap. 7.
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