Kingdom of Kongo

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 to the Kwango River in the east, and from the Congo River in the north to the Kwanza River in the south. The kingdom consisted of several core provinces ruled by the Manikongo, the Portuguese version of the Kongo title Mwene Kongo, meaning "lord or ruler of the Kongo kingdom", and its sphere of influence extended to neighbouring kingdoms, such as Ngoyo, Kakongo, Loango, Ndongo, and Matamba, the latter two located in what became Angola.

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1395 — 1888  Wikimedia, Wikidata

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1395 — 1888 Kingdom of Kongo

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Frameless

Brooklyn Museum 2011.74 Crucifix Nkangi Kiditu

Kongo flag

Cushion Cover, 17th century. Kongo textiles, Kongo peoples; The Kingdom of Kongo. Ethnographic Museum, Stockholm

The King of Kongo (Manikongo) alongside his council of ministers and sons.

Douville-congo

Fotografia de um momento do óbito do Rei D. Álvaro M’Bemba

Cushion Cover, 17th century. Kongo textiles, Kongo peoples; The Kingdom of Kongo. Ethnographic Museum, Stockholm

COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Bronzen crucifix TMnr 3193-1

Kongo audience

Jaspar Beckx (tidl. tilskrevet) - Don Miguel de Castro, Emissary of Kongo - KMS7 - Statens Museum for Kunst

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1665	Battle of Mbwila	Portugal, battle, Kingdom of Kongo, Anthony I of Kongo, Luís Lopes de Sequeira	Wikidata
commons	image		Brooklyn Museum 2011.74 Crucifix Nkangi Kiditu		Commons
commons	image		Kongo flag		Commons
commons	image		Cushion Cover, 17th century. Kongo textiles, Kongo peoples; The Kingdom of Kongo. Ethnographic Museum, Stockholm		Commons
commons	image		The King of Kongo (Manikongo) alongside his council of ministers and sons.		Commons
commons	image		Douville-congo		Commons
commons	image		Fotografia de um momento do óbito do Rei D. Álvaro M’Bemba		Commons
commons	image		Cushion Cover, 17th century. Kongo textiles, Kongo peoples; The Kingdom of Kongo. Ethnographic Museum, Stockholm		Commons
commons	image		COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Bronzen crucifix TMnr 3193-1		Commons
commons	image		Kongo audience		Commons
commons	image		Jaspar Beckx (tidl. tilskrevet) - Don Miguel de Castro, Emissary of Kongo - KMS7 - Statens Museum for Kunst		Commons