Funji of Ndongo, the Glossary
Princess Kifunzi of Ndongo (born in the 1500s) also known as Funji or Lady Grace, her sisters, Nzinga of Ndongo and Barbara of Matamba, were well revered and respected in Kabasa, the capital and the royal home, as well as the rest of Ndongo.[1]
Table of Contents
24 relations: Africa, Ambundu, Angola, Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic slave trade, Barbara of Matamba, Central Africa, Colonization, Concubinage, Diplomat, Drowning, Forced labour, Hierarchy, Intelligence, Kingdom of Matamba, Kingdom of Ndongo, Luanda, Madagascar, Ngola (title), Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Portuguese Empire, Prisoner of war, Ransom, Slavery.
- 16th-century African people
- African queens
- Angolan royalty
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.
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Ambundu
The Ambundu or Mbundu (Mbundu: Ambundu or Akwambundu, singular: Mumbundu (distinct from the Ovimbundu) are a Bantu people who live on a high plateau in present-day Angola just north of the Kwanza River. The Ambundu speak Kimbundu, and most also speak the official language of the country, Portuguese. They are the second biggest ethnic group in the country and make up 25% of the total population of Angola.
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Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa.
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Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.
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Atlantic slave trade
The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people to the Americas.
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Barbara of Matamba
Barbara Mukambu Mbandi (died 1666) was the queen regnant of the Kingdom of Ndongo and Matamba from 1663 to 1666.
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Central Africa
Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions.
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Colonization
independence. Colonization (British English: colonisation) is a process of establishing control over foreign territories or peoples for the purpose of exploitation and possibly settlement, setting up coloniality and often colonies, commonly pursued and maintained by colonialism.
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Concubinage
Concubinage is an interpersonal and sexual relationship between two people in which the couple does not want to, or cannot, enter into a full marriage.
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Diplomat
A diplomat (from δίπλωμα; romanized diploma) is a person appointed by a state, intergovernmental, or nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organizations.
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Drowning
Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid.
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Forced labour
Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, or violence, including death or other forms of extreme hardship to either themselves or members of their families.
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Hierarchy
A hierarchy (from Greek:, from, 'president of sacred rites') is an arrangement of items (objects, names, values, categories, etc.) that are represented as being "above", "below", or "at the same level as" one another.
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Intelligence
Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
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Kingdom of Matamba
The Kingdom of Matamba (1631–1744) was an African state located in what is now the Baixa de Cassange region of Malanje Province of modern-day Angola.
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Kingdom of Ndongo
The Kingdom of Ndongo, 1515-1909, (formerly known as Angola or Dongo, also Kimbundu: Utuminu ua Ndongo, Utuminu ua Ngola) was an early-modern African state located in the highlands between the Lukala and Kwanza Rivers, in what is now Angola.
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Luanda
Luanda (/luˈændə, -ˈɑːn-/, Portuguese) is the capital and largest city of Angola.
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Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and the Fourth Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.
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Ngola (title)
Ngola was the title for rulers of the Ndongo kingdom which existed from the sixteenth to the seventeenth century in what is now north-west Angola.
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Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande, Nzhinga (– 17 December 1663) was a southwest African ruler who ruled as queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola.
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Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire (Império Português), also known as the Portuguese Overseas or the Portuguese Colonial Empire, was composed of the overseas colonies, factories, and later overseas territories, governed by the Kingdom of Portugal, and later the Republic of Portugal.
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Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
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Ransom
Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or the sum of money involved in such a practice.
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Slavery
Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour.
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See also
16th-century African people
- Ellen More
- Funji of Ndongo
- Idia
- Jacques Francis
- Jemba of Buganda
- John Blanke
- Mahmud Kati
- Mohammed Bagayogo
- Reasonable Blackman
- Yasuke
- Yeshaq (Bahr Negus)
African queens
- 'Mamohato Bereng Seeiso
- 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso
- Alice Muloki
- Fatimah el-Sharif
- Funji of Ndongo
- Inhebantu of Busoga
- Jovia Mutesi
- Kezia of Buganda
- Leonor Nzinga Nlaza
- Lingeer
- Lozikeyi
- Mamani kaPhahlo
- Mantfombi Dlamini
- Nothando Dube
- Notulu
- Queen Sylvia of Buganda
- Rosalie Gicanda
- Senteni Masango
- Setlutlu
- Sibonelo Mngometulu
- Sindiswa Dlamini
- Xwalile
- Zena Mahlangu
Angolan royalty
- Ekuikui IV
- Funji of Ndongo
- Kamana, Queen of Jinga
- List of Ngolas of Ndongo
- List of rulers of Matamba
- Mwene Mbandu Kapova I of Mbunda