| LC control no. | n 83132174 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Nzinga, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663 |
| Variant(s) | Ana de Sousa, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663 Jinga Mbandi, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663 Sousa, Ana de, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663 Zingha, Anne, 1582-1663 Zingha, Anna, 1582-1663 Zingha, Ann, 1582-1663 Njinga, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663 Nzingha, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663 Nzinga a Mbandi, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663 |
| Associated country | Angola |
| Birth date | 1582 1583 |
| Death date | 1663 |
| Place of birth | Angola |
| Found in | Glasgow, R.A. Nzinga, 1982?: t.p. (Nzinga) LC data base, 8/5/85 (hdg. : Nzinga, Queen of Matamba, 1582-1663; usage: Queen Nzinga, Anne Zingha) Memoirs of celebrated women of all countries, 1843: p. 3 (Anna Zingha, Queen of Matamba) plate (Ann Zingha, Queen of Matamba) Reflexos, between 1990 and 1994: t.p. (Jinga Mbandi) introd. (Queen; ruled Ngondo's Kingdom, Angola in the 17th Century) Historical dict. of Angola, 1980: (Nzinga, Queen of Matamba, 1582?-1663) Henderson, L.W. Angola, 1979: p. 88-89 (Queen Nzinga, monarch successively of Ndongo and Matamba, sister of Ngola Mbandi, King of Ndongo; baptized as Ana de Sousa) Angola, a country study, 1979: p. 24 (Nzinga, called Queen Jinga by the Portuguese) Journal of African history, 12 (1), 1991: p. 25 (Queen Njinga) Nzingha, Warrior Queen of Matamba, 2000: CIP galley (Nzingha, Queen of Matamba; Queen Nzingha; daughter of King Azeze; the first woman-warrior ruler of Mbundu people of West Africa; died in 1663) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed February 24, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Nzinga a Mbandi; Dona Ana de Sousa; queen, warrior; born 1583 in Ndongo kingdom, Angola; sealed the accord between Ndongo and Portugal (1622); made alliance with Portuguese and became Christian; succession to the throne (1624); exiled from Ndongo to Kwanza River islands after confrontations with Portuguese, established army fortress and blocked trade routes to Luanda; went to Matamba and commanded military fortress and battled the Portuguese army (1640s); exiled from Ndongo and allied with the Dutch, but were defeated; accepted diplomatic agreement, returned to Catholicism and allowed missionaries to reside in Matamba (1656); a dynasty in her name in northeast of Angola was initiated; died 1663, place unknown) |
| Invalid LCCN | n 00023466 |
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