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Bailundo (kingdom)
Kingdom of Bailundo | |
|---|---|
| c. 1700 | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Os_cinco_grandes_reinos_ovimbundos_-_S%C3%A9c._XVIII.svg) The "Kingdom of Bailundo", c. 1760 | |
| Status | sovereign kingdom (~1700–1770) Vassal of the Portuguese Empire (1770–1904) Non-sovereign monarchy (1904–present) |
| Capital | Bailundo, Angola |
| Common languages | Umbundu Portuguese |
| Demonym(s) | Va-Mbailundu |
| Government | Monarchy |
• King/Soma inene | Tchongolola Tchongonga |
| History | |
• Conquest of Halavala | c. 1700 |
| 1904 (end of sovereign monarchy) | |
| Today part of | Angola |
The Kingdom of Bailundo, also known as Bailundu, Mbailundu or Mbalundu,[1] is an Angolan Ovimbundu kingdom based in the modern-day province of Huambo, in the central highlands of Angola. It was one of the largest and most powerful Ovimbundu kingdoms.[2][3] Some news reports state the kingdom was founded in the 15th century,[4][5] however oral histories and archival evidence suggest it emerged as a political entity around 1700.[6] The kingdom was initially called Halavala.[7]
- ^ Dulley, Iracema (November 2021). "Chronicles of Bailundo: a fragmentary account in Umbundu of life before and after Portuguese colonial rule". Africa. 91 (5): 713–741. doi:10.1017/S0001972021000553. ISSN 0001-9720. S2CID 244530267.
- ^ "Historial do Reino do Bailundo". Angop. Angola Press. 2020-01-31. Archived from the original on 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Isso, Mbela (2009-10-03). "A História mais recente do "reino" do Bailundo" [The most recent history of the "kingdom" of Bailundo]. Nação Ovimbundu (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "King of Bailundo ousted from throne". Angop. Angola Press. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "Reino do Bailundo Mergulhado numa profunda crise" [Kingdom of Bailundo Plunged into a deep crisis]. VOA (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Melnysyn, Shana (November 2019). "Mbailundu Remembered: Colonial Traces in Post-Civil War Angola". Kronos. 45 (1): 140–153. doi:10.17159/2309-9585/2019/v45a10. ISSN 0259-0190. S2CID 216673589.
- ^ "Morreu autoridade tradicional máxima do reino do Bailundo" [Maximum traditional authority of the kingdom of Bailundo dead]. Diário de Notícias (in European Portuguese). Global Media Group. Archived from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
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