Kingdoms of the Savanna: A history of Central African states until European occupation

387 Pages·1966·12.004 MB·English

by  Jan Vansina

ING D OMS
rHE SAVANN
Kingdoms
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Saavnna

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ngdoomsf t hSea avnna
JAN VANSINA
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Preface
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Contents
Listo fM aps,
ix
Introdu3 ction,
Thes ourc6e;sS ,o meb asicco ncep1t4s ,
one TheP eopal,ends C ulturoefts h e Sa1v9a nna,
Matericaull tuarned e conomliicf 1e9,;S ocioarlg aniza2t4i;o n,
Politisctrauclt ur2e8s;R, e ligi3o0n;L, a nguag3e3,;
Theo rigionfts h ep opulat3i3o n,
two ThKei ngdoofK.m o nguon ttihlJe a gIan vas3i7o n,
Theo rigionfKs o ngo3,8 ;T hep olitiicnaslti tutioofnK so ngo4,1 ;
AffonsIo,45 ; DiogIo, 5 8;T hei nvasoifot nh eJ aga64,
threeT he Boiftr htLehu baan dLu ndEam pir7e0 s,
Theb irtohfth e Lubak ingdo7m1,;T heb irtohft he
Lundae mpir7e8,;L und!!e xpansiinoA nn gol8a4,; L unda
expanstioowna rthde eas8t7,; L undae xpansiinot nh e
Kwangoa rea9,2
four TheS tatoens tFhrei nogfte h Sea van9n8 a,
TheB oligar oup9,9; G uthriez'osn eB group1,02
five The RoisfAe n go1l2a4,
Ndongaon dt heP ortuguuenstiel1 6231,2 5T; her ecoveirny
Kongou ndeArl varIe a ndI I1,3 0;A ngolHao,l lanadn,dN zinga,
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i i i Contents
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134;F roAm lvaIrIeIt oA lvaVrIe:b reakdino Kwonn g1o3,8 ;
TheD utcphe riaonddt hree storoafAt nigoonl1 4a2,;
Thei nternoargla nizaAtnigoonl ao fa1 r7o00u,n d1 46;
Konguon deGra rcIiIaa n dA ntonI,i1 o47 T; hetr ansformation
oft eh kingdoofKm o ng1o6,6 5-1711502,
TheS taotfeK sa tanagnda N orthRehordne sia
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fro1m70 0t o18 5105,5
Them aiLnu bkai ngd1o5m6,T; heo thLeurb ach iefdaonmds
thSeo ngaynedt hLeu bKaa sa1i59,T; h eL undhao mela1n60d;,
Thes outhLeurnn d1a6,2 T; hef ormaotfit ohnke i ngdoofm
Kazemb16e5,K; azembkei'nsg daotim t hse ig(h1t76 0-1850), 170;
TheL ozkii ngd1o7m4,
seven Tradoenrt sh Cee ntArfarli can1 7C0o0a-s11t9800:0,
Thec oloonfAy n goilnat heei ghteceenntthu1 r81yT;, h e
coloonfAy n goilnat hnei neteenth1 8c5K;e onntguor,y ,
NgoyK,a konagnodL, o ang1o89,T; hem iddlemtheenO :v im­
bund1u9,7 T;h em iddletmheKena: s aannjdte h Mea tamb20a1,;
Thep eopolnet sh Kew angaon do nt hmei ddKlwei l2u0,3
eight ThFea lolft hKei ng1s840:- 1920008,
Fugitifvreostm h seo utthh:Ne g onain dK olo2l0o9,T; he
CokwLew,e naan,d N demb2u1,6 T; heY ekkei ngdionKm a tanga
andi trsi vKaalz,e mb22e7,T; heA rab2s3,5T ; heL ubaan d
Bembkai ngdoamlsl,oi fet sh Aer ab2s4,2
Conclusion,
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AppendAi Nxo:to en t hCeh ronoolfo gy
CentArfarli Hciasnt 2o5r1y ,
LisotfA bberviat2i5o8 ns,
Note26s1,
SleectBeidb liog3r05a phy,
GlossoafAr fyr iEcxapnr es3s3i3o ns,
Inde33x7,
Listo fM apasn dC harts
MAPS
IC ulturreagli oinnCs e ntrAaflr i2ca2
II Thek ingdoomfK ongino thes ixteecnetnht u3r9y
IIIS tatfeosu ndbeydt heJ aga6 5
IVT hep eoploefst h el ower Kasai arnedgi Boanorslo iuan1 d9 0100 1
v Angolaan dK ongino thes eventeceenntthu 1ry2 7
VIT heL ozkii ngdoamr oun1d8 3107 5
vn The peoploefsN ortheRrnh odesairao un1d8 9201 0-211
VIITI hep eoploefse asteArnn golaar oun1d8 5201 7
IXS ketocfhC okwee xpanstioo1 n9 0201 9
x TheA rabisn C ongo2 37
Betwepeang 1e76s- 618
A TheL uba-Lunsdtaa tbeys1 700
B StatienKs a tanagnad e asteRrnh odesairao un1d8 00
c WesternC entrAaflr iacrao un1d8 50
D Thep eoploefKs a saain dK atanagrao un1d8 90
CHARTS
1 Cultural irneC geinotnrAsaf lr iacnadt hpee oples griontu hpeem2d 0
IIT her uleorfst hes econLdu ba" empir7e6"
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