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Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga.
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Battle of Mbwila
1665 battle during the Portuguese colonisation of the Kingdom of Kongo
Battle of Mbwila occurred on 29 October 1665 in which Portuguese forces defeated the forces of the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitated king António I of Kongo, also called Nvita a Nkanga.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kingdom of Kongo
1390–1914 state in Central Africa; Portuguese vassal from 1857
The Kingdom of Kongo was a kingdom in Central Africa. It was located in present-day northern Angola, the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. At its greatest extent it reached from the Atlantic Ocean in the west…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
António I of Kongo
Ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from 1661 to 1665
António I Vita a Nkanga was a mwenekongo of the Kingdom of Kongo who ruled from 1661 to his defeat and death at the Battle of Mbwila on October 29, 1665. He was elected following the death of King Garcia II. Like the former king, António I pursued a foreign policy focused on…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)