Kongo monarchy

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:area approximately 129,400 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Mbanza_Kongo
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:Portugal
gptkbp:country gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kongo
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Nzimbu_shells
gptkbp:demonym gptkb:Kongolese
gptkbp:endDate 1914
gptkbp:established circa 1390
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Bakongo
gptkbp:exportedTo copper
ivory
slaves
gptkbp:firstMonarch gptkb:Lukeni_lua_Nimi
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Kongo
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kongo monarchy
gptkbp:imported gptkb:beer
textiles
guns
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Manuel_III
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Central_Africa
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kakongo
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Loango
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Ndongo
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Ngoyo
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Matamba
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Cathedral_of_São_Salvador
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Mbwila
gptkb:Christianization_of_Kongo
gptkb:Kongo_Civil_War
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Pedro_II
gptkb:Afonso_I
gptkb:Alvaro_I
gptkbp:officialLanguage Portuguese
Kikongo
gptkbp:population estimated 500,000 (at its height)
gptkbp:predecessor various Bakongo chiefdoms
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:religiousChange 1491 (to Christianity)
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Portuguese_Angola
gptkbp:tradedOn Dutch
English
Portuguese
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Mbanza_Kongo
gptkbp:vassalOf gptkb:Kingdom_of_Portugal
Portuguese Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nzimbu_shells
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6