Kingdom of Mapungubwe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kingdom_of_Mapungubwe
GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Kingdom of Mapungubwe
AI-created image
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:K2_site
gptkb:Leokwe_Hill
gptkb:Mapungubwe_Hill
gptkbp:burialPractice royal burials on Mapungubwe Hill
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Mapungubwe_Hill
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:currency gptkb:gold
ivory
glass beads
gptkbp:declinedAfter climate change
shift in trade routes
resource depletion
gptkbp:discoveredBy archaeologists in 1932
gptkbp:economy agriculture
cattle herding
gold trade
gptkbp:existedDuring c. 1075
gptkbp:existedUntil c. 1220
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kingdom of Mapungubwe
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Mapungubwe_gold_rhino
early state formation
gptkbp:locatedIn southern Africa
present-day Limpopo, South Africa
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkbp:notableLeader unknown (names not recorded)
gptkbp:notablePlace gold bowl
gold scepter
gptkbp:populationEstimate 5,000-9,000
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Leokwe_culture
gptkbp:religion ancestor worship
gptkbp:significance first known kingdom in southern Africa
gptkbp:socialStructure stratified society
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kingdom_of_Zimbabwe
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Swahili_coast
Arab traders
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Mapungubwe_Cultural_Landscape
2003
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Order_of_Mapungubwe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4