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c. 1109 - 1185 / Kingdom of Kongo
Afonso I
Faith, power and a fight for Kongo
Afonso I turned Kongo into a powerful Christian kingdom with schools, letters and far-reaching alliances. But as Portuguese traders demanded more enslaved people, the king faced a crisis that his authority could not fully contain.
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01The Prince Who Chose a New Faith4 min
02The Letter That Warned the World4 min
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