Changamire

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Changamire was the royal title borne by the supreme rulers of the Rozvi Empire in what is now Zimbabwe.

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Changamire canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical title
royal title
appliesToJurisdiction Rozvi Empire
associatedWithCity Danangombe
Khami
linked to: Khami Ruins
associatedWithCulture Rozvi culture
associatedWithEvent decline of the Mutapa state
associatedWithPolity Rozvi Empire
associatedWithReligion traditional Shona religion
continent Africa
country Rozvi Empire
floruitCentury 17th century
18th century
governmentForm monarchy
governsTypeOfEntity chiefdoms and vassal states
empire
hasGenderAssociation male
hasNotableBearer Changamire Dombo
Changamire Tohwechipi
hasTitleStyle Changamire of the Rozvi
linked to: Changamire Dombo
historicalRegion southern Africa
languageOfName Shona language
linked to: Shona
opposedPower Portuguese in the Zambezi valley
partOf Rozvi state hierarchy
positionHeldBy supreme ruler of the Rozvi Empire
powerBasis control of cattle
control of gold trade
military power
precededByTitleInRegion Mwene Mutapa
regionRuled central Zimbabwe
southwestern Zimbabwe
regionToday Zimbabwe
parts of Botswana
parts of Mozambique
seatOfPowerType hilltop capitals
successorTitleInRegion Ndebele king
symbolOf Rozvi sovereignty
timePeriod early modern period
titleHolderRole supreme ruler
titleInUseUntilCentury 19th century
titleScope ritual authority
secular authority
typeOfMonarch hereditary monarch
usedBy Rozvi Empire
usedByEthnicGroup Shona peoples
linked to: Shona people
usedIn what is now Zimbabwe

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rozvi Empire titleOfRuler Changamire
Rozvi state rulerTitle Changamire
Changamire Dombo title Changamire
Rozvi dynasty titleOfRuler Changamire