Polity Kasanze Kingdom

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Was a pre-colonial Central West African state in what is today Angola. Kasanze became autonomous from the Kingdom of Kongo by 1600.

Establishment

  • January 1601: Kasanze became completely autonomous of Kongo by 1600.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1650: Salvador Correia de Sá e Benevides, the new governor, made destroying Kasanze his first priority. He sent a force under Diogo Gomes de Sampaio including the Imbangala chief Kabuka ka Ndonga to face panji a ndona's forces. The Portuguese force was victorious. Panji a Ndona fled north but was overwhelmed by Portuguese ammunition, surrendering in 1649.