What the records say
- When
- 1600s – 1700s
- Kind
- Civil war
- Coordinates
- 6.27° S, 14.25° E
- Description
- 1665–1709 civil war in the Kingdom of Kongo
Placed at the middle of its battles.
Kongo Civil War
1665–1709 war of succession between rival houses of the Kingdom of Kongo
The Kongo Civil War (1665–1709) was a war of succession between rival houses of the Kingdom of Kongo. The war was waged throughout the late 17th and early 18th centuries, between the House of Kinlaza and House of Kimpanzu. Numerous other factions entered the conflict, claiming descent from one or both parties, such as the Água Rosada of Kibangu and the da Silva of Soyo.
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