Rozvi dynasty

E767531

The Rozvi dynasty was a powerful Shona ruling house in south-central Africa that dominated parts of present-day Zimbabwe and surrounding regions from the late 17th to the 19th century.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rozvi dynasty canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shona ruling house ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ
capital Danamombe ⓘ
linked to: Danangombe

Khami (early phase, via Torwa predecessors) ⓘ
linked to: Khami region
conflict Mutapa state ⓘ
linked to: Mutapa Kingdom

Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ
Portuguese prazos in the Zambezi valley ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Botswana ⓘ
Mozambique ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
culturalInfluence Shona statecraft traditions ⓘ
stone-building techniques in Zimbabwe Plateau ⓘ
currency gold ⓘ
declineFactors Ndebele incursions ⓘ
disruption of trade routes ⓘ
drought and famine ⓘ
internal succession disputes ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ
ivory trade ⓘ
endTime 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Shona people ⓘ
followedBy British colonial rule in Zimbabwe ⓘ
Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ
foundedBy Changamire Dombo ⓘ
governmentType centralized monarchy ⓘ
knownFor control of inland trade routes ⓘ
military power ⓘ
resistance to Portuguese expansion ⓘ
stone architecture ⓘ
language Shona language ⓘ
linked to: Shona
militaryStructure regimental system ⓘ
namedAfter Rozvi (meaning "destroyers" in Shona) ⓘ
linked to: Shona states
partOf history of Southern Africa ⓘ
history of Zimbabwe ⓘ
peakPeriod 18th century ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ
precededBy Mutapa state ⓘ
linked to: Mutapa Kingdom

Torwa dynasty ⓘ
region south-central Africa ⓘ
religion Mwari cult ⓘ
Shona traditional religion ⓘ
startTime late 17th century ⓘ
titleOfRuler Changamire ⓘ
Mambo ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Butua Kingdom → rulingDynasty → Rozvi dynasty ⓘ
Changamire Dombo → associatedWith → Rozvi dynasty ⓘ