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Middle AgesGovernment & Law

Kingdom of Kongo

c. 1390Notable

The Kingdom of Kongo forms south of the Congo River with its capital at Mbanza Kongo. A centralized state with shell currency and tribute networks, it later engages Portugal as an equal.

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