Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba: Part One
04/13/22 • 57 min
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Njinga, aka Nzinga, aka Ana de Sousa was one of the longest-reigning and most consequential monarchs in history. She ruled over Ndongo and Matamba (near modern-day Angola) for thirty-seven years and NONE of those years was boring. She was a fashion icon, icon for women over age 40 getting shit done, an icon in Black history, an icon in African history, an icon in anti-colonialist history, and SO MUCH MORE. This week is the first half of her saga; next week we'll get into the second half, including how she will score on the scandilicious scale!!
References:
Njinga of Angola: Africa's Warrior Queen by Linda Heywood
It's A Continent podcast itsacontinent.com
Excuse My African podcast excusemyafrican.com
The Humanity Archive podcast thehumanityarchive.comlongreads.com/2019/10/03/queens-of-infamy-njinga/
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Njinga, aka Nzinga, aka Ana de Sousa was one of the longest-reigning and most consequential monarchs in history. She ruled over Ndongo and Matamba (near modern-day Angola) for thirty-seven years and NONE of those years was boring. She was a fashion icon, icon for women over age 40 getting shit done, an icon in Black history, an icon in African history, an icon in anti-colonialist history, and SO MUCH MORE. This week is the first half of her saga; next week we'll get into the second half, including how she will score on the scandilicious scale!!
References:
Njinga of Angola: Africa's Warrior Queen by Linda Heywood
It's A Continent podcast itsacontinent.com
Excuse My African podcast excusemyafrican.com
The Humanity Archive podcast thehumanityarchive.comlongreads.com/2019/10/03/queens-of-infamy-njinga/
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As noted in the episode, this is a video from Bery Istantul Tips that includes Hürrem Sultan's tomb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQcHyHoZ9Ys&t=6s
References:
The Islamic History Podcast islamichistorypodcast.com/
The Ottoman History podcast ottomanhistorypodcast.com
Ottoman Lives podcast historyonthenet.com/ottoman-lives
Empress of the East: How A European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire by Leslie Peirce
https://www.dailysabah.com/feature/2015/01/09/hurrem-sultan-a-beloved-wife-or-master-manipulator
https://listverse.com/2018/06/06/10-little-known-facts-from-the-crimean-slave-trade/
https://magnificentcentury.fandom.com/wiki/Hurrem_Sultan
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Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba: Part Two
Njinga, aka Nzinga, aka Ana de Sousa was one of the longest-reigning and most consequential monarchs in history. She ruled over Ndongo and Matamba (near modern-day Angola) for thirty-seven years and is an icon for women over age 40, queer people, and anyone who loves a fashion moment and a grand entrance.
References:
Njinga of Angola: Africa's Warrior Queen by Linda Heywood
Queer as Fact podcast queerasfact.com
It's A Continent podcast itsacontinent.com
Excuse My African podcast excusemyafrican.com
The Humanity Archive podcast thehumanityarchive.com
longreads.com/2019/10/03/queens-of-infamy-njinga/
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