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Matamba, Kingdom of

State Defunct 1530 CE – 1744 CE Capital Matamba Malange Angola

The Kingdom of Matamba (1631–1744) is a pre-colonial African state located in what is now the Baixa de Cassange region of Malanje Province of modern-day Angola.

It is a powerful kingdom that long resists Portuguese colonization attempts and is only integrated into Angola in the late nineteenth century.

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