Anna Nzinga was born in 1583 in what is current-day Angola to a father, Ngola Kilombo Kia Kasenda, who was the ruler of Ndongo, a kingdom in central Africa, and a mother, Kengela ka Nkombe. When Anna's brother, Mbandi, deposed his father, he had Nzinga's child murdered. She f...
Queen Nzinga Mbande was a ruthless and powerful 17th century African ruler of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms (modern-day Angola). Nzinga fearlessly and cleverly fought for the freedom and stature of her kingdoms against the Portuguese, who were colonizing the area at the time. Around the t...
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After her brother was on the throne, Comnena and her mother plotted to overthrow him and to replace him with Anna's husband, but Bryennius apparently refused to take part in the plot. Their plans were discovered and thwarted, Anna and her husband had to leave the court, and Anna lost h...