Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe
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The Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe was a Shona kingdom located in modern-day Zimbabwe. Its capital was Great Zimbabwe, the largest stone structure in precolonial Southern Africa, which had a population of
Aerial view of the Great Enclosure and Valley Complex at Great Zimbabwe, looking west
Kingdom of Mapungubwe
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The Kingdom of Mapungubwe was an ancient state located at the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo rivers in present day South Africa, south of Great Zimbabwe. The capital's population was 5,000 by 12
Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe
…was Great Zimbabwe, the largest stone structure in precolonial Southern Africa, which had a population of 10,000. Around 1300, Great Zimbabwe replaced Mapungubwe as the most important trading centre in the interior, exporting gold via Swahili city-states into the Indian Ocean trade. At Great Zimbabwe's centre…
Mapungubwe Hill
A mufuvha (mancala) game board at the main complex of Mapungubwe.
The Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe
Gold beads and jewellery found at Mapungubwe