The Kingdom That Outlasted Three Empires
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The Kingdom That Outlasted Three Empires

It survived what should have destroyed it, three times over

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eBook - ePub

The Kingdom That Outlasted Three Empires

It survived what should have destroyed it, three times over

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THE KINGDOM THAT OUTLASTED THREE EMPIRES        

It survived what should have destroyed it, three times over

 

Portuguese ambitions, civil war, the Atlantic slave trade, and European conquest pushed the Kingdom of Kongo toward destruction. Its kings lost their power, its territory was divided, and colonial rulers redrew the map. Yet the story did not end with the fall of the kingdom.

 

Discover the African empire that challenged foreign powers, reshaped Christianity on its own terms, and left a legacy that crossed oceans. Its history is filled with royal rivalries, unlikely alliances, devastating betrayals, and a struggle for survival that reached far beyond the throne.

 

Three empires tried to reshape Kongo. None could erase its story.

Information

Publisher
Heritage Books
Year
2026
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9784769900641
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. DISCLAIMER
  4. THE EMPIRE THAT WOULDN'T STAY CONQUERED
  5. BEFORE THE SHIPS ARRIVED
  6. THE FIRST EMPIRE, PORTUGAL'S EMBRACE
  7. AFONSO I AND THE ILLUSION OF PARTNERSHIP
  8. THE SLAVE TRADE'S SLOW POISON
  9. THE BATTLE OF MBWILA
  10. KIMPA VITA AND THE KINGDOM REIMAGINED
  11. THE SECOND EMPIRE, THE DUTCH INTERLUDE
  12. SURVIVING AS A SHADOW OF ITSELF
  13. LEOPOLD'S CONGO FREE STATE
  14. THE KINGDOM UNDER COLONIAL RULE
  15. WHAT OUTLASTED THE EMPIRES

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