Polity Kingdom of Soyo

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Originally a Province of the Kingdom of Kongo, Soyo became completely independent from Kongo in 1662. The polity was centered on Soyo, a city in Angola.

Establishment

  • January 1662: Rival claimants for the throne of Kongo, by then the most powerful state in Central Africa, united behind the Kimpanzu. When King Garcia II came to power, the Kimpanzu were entrenched in the county of Soyo giving support to the remaining Nsundi and Kimpanzu partisans inside Kongo while claiming the title of Princes and later Grand Princes. By the end of Garcia's reign, Soyo was completely independent of Kongo.

Chronology

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1. Kongo Civil War

Was a war of succession between rival houses of the Kingdom of Kongo.

  • January 1662: Rival claimants for the throne of Kongo, by then the most powerful state in Central Africa, united behind the Kimpanzu. When King Garcia II came to power, the Kimpanzu were entrenched in the county of Soyo giving support to the remaining Nsundi and Kimpanzu partisans inside Kongo while claiming the title of Princes and later Grand Princes. By the end of Garcia's reign, Soyo was completely independent of Kongo.
  • October 1709: After the battle of Mbula, Pedro dedicated himself to reunifying Kongo.

Disestablishment

  • October 1709: After the battle of Mbula, Pedro dedicated himself to reunifying Kongo.