The Kingdom of Kongo

The video explores the history of the Kingdom of Kongo, highlighting its formation, rise, and eventual decline due to European colonization and the slave trade. It discusses the kingdom's initial power and centralization, the impact of Portuguese contact, and the destabilizing effects of the slave trade. The narrative concludes with the kingdom's decline into a vassal state and the ongoing implications of colonization in Africa.

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