Kingdom of Bailundo | |
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c. 1700 | |
![]() 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]
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