Njinga Mbande
1583 CE–1663 CE · Kabasa (Ndongo)
Njinga Mbande ruled the neighboring kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba, in present-day Angola, during the 17th century. Beginning as an envoy and then queen of Ndongo, she spent decades resisting Portuguese expansion and the growing Atlantic slave trade through a mix of warfare, shifting alliances, and skilled diplomacy. She rebuilt her power base in Matamba and negotiated with both Portuguese and Dutch, remaining independent until her death in 1663. She is remembered as one of the most formidable state-builders of west-central Africa.
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- Massasoit (Ousamequin)· 1581 CE–1661 CE
- Michael I· 1596 CE–1645 CE
- Murad IV· 1612 CE–1640 CE
- Tokugawa Iemitsu· 1604 CE–1651 CE
- Chongzhen Emperor· 1611 CE–1644 CE
- Shah Jahan· 1592 CE–1666 CE
- Mustafa I· 1591 CE–1639 CE
- Ibrahim· 1615 CE–1648 CE
- Gustavus Adolphus· 1594 CE–1632 CE
- Osman II· 1604 CE–1622 CE
- Shah Abbas I the Great· 1571 CE–1629 CE
- Jahangir· 1569 CE–1627 CE
- Shunzhi Emperor· 1638 CE–1661 CE
- Alexis I· 1629 CE–1676 CE
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