List of rulers of Matamba
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The following is an incomplete list of the rulers of Matamba, a medieval West Central African state centered in modern Angola
. The kingdom of Matamba was ruled by native Mbundu
kings and queens since at least the early 16th century. During much of this time it was a nominal vassal to the powerful Kingdom of Kongo
to its north.
In 1631, Matamba was invaded by the warrior queen Nzinga Mbande of the neighboring Mbundu kingdom of Ndongo. From then on, the state would be ruled by an Ndongo dynasty.
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
. The kingdom of Matamba was ruled by native Mbundu
Mbundu
The Northern Mbundu or Ambundu are a people living in Angola's North-West, North of the river Kwanza. The Ambundu speak Kimbundu, and mostly also the official language of the country, Portuguese...
kings and queens since at least the early 16th century. During much of this time it was a nominal vassal to the powerful Kingdom of Kongo
Kingdom of Kongo
The Kingdom of Kongo was an African kingdom located in west central Africa in what are now northern Angola, Cabinda, the Republic of the Congo, and the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
to its north.
In 1631, Matamba was invaded by the warrior queen Nzinga Mbande of the neighboring Mbundu kingdom of Ndongo. From then on, the state would be ruled by an Ndongo dynasty.
Native Dynasty
- King Kambolo Matamba (ruled c. 1590s)
- Queen Mwongo Matamba (ruled ?-1631)
Ndongo Dynasty
- Queen Ana I de Sousa Nzinga MbandeNzinga of Ndongo and MatambaNzinga Mbande , also known as Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande, was a 17th century queen of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of the Mbundu people in southwestern Africa.-Early life:...
(ruled 1631-1663) - Queen Barbara (ruled 1663-1666)
- King Njinga Mona (ruled 1666-1669)
- King Joäo Guterres Ngola Kanini (ruled 1669-1670)
- King Njinga Mona 2nd reign (ruled 1670-1680)
- King Francisco I Guterres Ngola Kanini (ruled 1680-1681)
- Queen Verónica I Guterres Kandala Kingwanga (ruled 1681-1721)
- King Afonso I Alvares de Pontes (ruled 1721-1741)
- Queen Ana II of Matamba (ruled 1741-1756)
- Queen Verónica II of Matamba (ruled 1756-1758)
- Queen Ana III of Matamba (ruled 1758-?)
- King Francisco II Kalwete Ka Mbandi (ruled ?-?)
- Unknown son of Ana III (ruled 1810-?)