List of Ngolas of Ndongo
Historical nation-states of present-day Angola |
---|
![]() |
The following is an incomplete List of Ngolas of the Kingdom of Ndongo, a pre-colonial West−Central African state in what is now Angola.
The full title of those who ruled over the Northern Mbundu Kingdom of Ndongo was Ngola a Kilanje. The kingdom was south of Kingdom of Kongo. The last ruling dynasty moved east to the nearby Kingdom of Matamba, and continued independently until 1741.
Rulers of Ndongo as a BaKongo Tributary[]
- King (ruled c.1358)
- King (c. 1515–1556)
Rulers of Ndongo as an Independent State[]
- King (1556 – 1561)
- King (1561 - 1575)
- King (1575 – 1592)
- King (1592-1617)
- King (1617-1624)
- Queen Ana de Sousa Nzingha Mbande (ruled 1624-1626)
Rulers of Ndongo under Portuguese Vassalage[]
- King (ruled 1626)
- King (ruled 1626-1657)
Both Kings during that time period were at war with Njinga that considered herself to be the rightful ruler to the Kingdom of Ndongo. The loyalty of the Mbundu vassals, or sobas, changed continuously between Portugal and Njinga. Her Sovereignty was never recognised by Portugal until 1657, but during repeated occasions did she gain the fidelity of most of the Mbundu sobas. In 1642, the conquest of Luanda by the Dutch also technically cancels the Portuguese vasselage of the region at the time.[1]
Rulers of Ndongo-Matamba[]
- Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (ruled 1657-1663)
Rulers of the state of Pungo a Ndongo[]
- Queen Mukambu Mbandi (ruled 1663 - 1671; after the death of her sister, Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba)
See also[]
- Matamban and Ndongo monarchs
- Former monarchies of Africa
- Portuguese Angola
References[]
- ^ Njinga of Angola: Africa's Warrior Queen, Linda M. Heywood
External links[]
- Matamban and Ndongo monarchs
- Angolan royalty
- Lists of African monarchs
- Angola history-related lists
- 16th century in Angola
- 17th century in Angola
- 18th century in Angola