Talk:Kingdom of Ndongo

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I have altered the section on the 1566 war with Kongo. There is no evidence of a war between Kongo and Ndongo in 1566, though E. G. Ravenstein, writing a commentary in 1901 on the account of Angola written by Andrew Battell (1625)said that such an event did take place. However, a complete survey of the contemporary documentation, found in Antonio Brasio's Monumenta Missionaria Africana (1st series, 15 volumes, 1952-88) volumes 2, 3, and 4 that cover this period produces no evidence whatsoever to support this contention.

Diogo I was in any case no longer king of Kongo in 1566, since he died in 1561. 65.96.237.238 13:05, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Good research

You've done a good job researching. However; simply because the Portuguese or BaKongo made no mention of this conflict (which was rather humiliating for the BaKongo if it did occur) that does not mean it never happened. Something must account for Kongo's loss of control over Ndongo since it did claim it in the titles of the MweneKongo at one time. I'm going to put at least the details of the event back but will leave room for speculation. Scott Free 13:37, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] More on the War

For further discussion of the war and its place in Kongo historigraphy, see the discussion on the Kingdom of Kongo page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Beepsie (talk • contribs) 02:15, 14 May 2007 (UTC).