Kakongo
Kingdom of Kakongo | |
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| pre 13th century–1885 | |
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Royal banner (c. 1883) | |
Henry Morton Stanley's map of the area during his expedition down the Congo River | |
| Capital | Kinguele |
| Common languages | Kikongo |
| Religion | Bukongo |
| Government | Monarchy |
| History | |
• Established | pre 13th century |
• Coast occupied by Portugal | 1883 |
• Incorporated into Portuguese Angola | 1885 |
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Kakongo was a small kingdom located on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, in the modern-day Republic of the Congo and Cabinda Province, Angola. In the 13th century, it formed part of a confederation led by Vungu.: 24–25 Along with its neighboring kingdoms of Ngoyo and Loango, Kakongo became an important political commercial center during the 17th through 19th centuries. The people speak a dialect of the Kikongo language and thus may be considered a part of the Bakongo ethnicity. Kakongo was a vassal of the Kingdom of Kongo for a part of its history.