polity
Zambezi–Limpopo states
Interior states of the Zambezi–Limpopo region.
Parent: Early maritime contact
Optional Tier-1 family for Mutapa, Torwa, Rozvi, and related inland polities.
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Events
1505Portuguese fortress and trading post established at Sofalac. 1530sPortuguese trade expands along the Sena–Tete–Zambezi corridor1560Gonçalo da Silveira begins a Jesuit mission at the Mutapa court1561Gonçalo da Silveira is killed at the Mutapa court1569–1573Francisco Barreto expedition attempts Portuguese penetration of the Zambezi interiorc. 1600Thulamela walled centre shows late sixteenth-century occupation1629Portuguese influence over Mutapa expands after civil conflict1693Rozvi forces expel Portuguese influence from parts of the Zimbabwe plateauc. 1815Mfecane or Difaqane beginsc. 1840Mfecane or Difaqane subsides1890Pioneer Column occupies Mashonaland and founds Salisbury