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The kingdom of Wambu (Huambo): a tentative chronology
Journal of African history • 3 • Published In 1964 • Pages: 367-379
By: Childs, Gladwyn Murray.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Wambu (Huambo) is one of the oldest Ovimbundu kingdoms, established around 1640, although legend points to a prior reign of kings and queens. The Jaga warrior Wambu Kalunga took over the kingdom without a fight, but was later assassinated by a local war leader, Kesonga, who reestablished the vaNganda royal line. Based on traditional reports, archaeological evidence, and historical documents, Childs chronicles the dynastic line up to the 25th king, Livonge, whose rule ended with the Bailundu Revolt in 1902.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Traditional history
- History
- Territorial hierarchy
- Chief executive
- External relations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ovimbundu
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Missionary
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1959-1963
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1600-1900
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Huambo, Angola
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Gladwin M. Childs
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 378)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 63005723
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mbundu (African people)