José I of Kongo
José I Mpasi a Nkanga, or Zuzi, was ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo between 1779 and 1785.[1][2]
He was the first ruler from the branch of the House of Kinlaza that came from the southeast of the country, known as the Nkondo ranch, and the first to be included in the kinglists produced by Jean Cuvelier.[3] When José ascended to the throne, the Mbamba Lovata branch of the Kimpanzu house under Pedro V once again contested the throne, which led to a conflict between the two houses once again. This culminated in a decisive battle outside of the capital, São Salvador which was a victory for José, and confirmed his rule. On his death, he was succeeded by his brother Afonso V.
References
- ^ Kwame Anthony Appiah (2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9.
- ^ Thorton, John K. (2000). "Mbanza Kongo/Sao Salvador: Kongo's Holy City". In Anderson, David M.; Rathbone, Richard (eds.). Africa's Urban Past. Oxford: James Currey Ltd. pp. 73–74. ISBN 9780852557617.
- ^ Thorton, John (2001). "The Origins and Early History of the Kingdom of Kongo, c. 1350-1550". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 34 (1): 100.
Preceded by | Manikongo 1779–1785 | Succeeded by |
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Rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo
- Lukeni lua Nimi
- Nanga of Kongo
- Nlaza of Kongo
- Nkuwu a Ntinu of Kongo
- João I of Kongo
- Afonso I of Kongo
- Pedro I of Kongo
- Diogo I Nkumbi a Mpudi
- Afonso II of Kongo
- Bernardo I of Kongo
- Henrique I of Kongo
the recapture of São Salvador (1709–1891)
- Pedro IV of Kongo
- Manuel II of Kongo
- Garcia IV of Kongo
- Nicolau I of Kongo
- Afonso IV of Kongo
- António II of Kongo
- Sebastião I of Kongo
- "Pedro V"
- Álvaro XI of Kongo
- José I of Kongo
- Afonso V of Kongo
- Álvaro XII of Kongo
- Aleixo I of Kongo
- Joaquim I of Kongo
- Henrique II of Kongo
- Garcia V of Kongo
- André II of Kongo
- Henrique III of Kongo
- Álvaro XIII of Kongo
- Pedro V of Kongo
1881 vassalage treaty with Portugal (1891–1914)
- Alvaro XV of Kongo
- Pedro VII of Kongo
- António III of Kongo
- Isabel Maria da Gama, Q of Kongo (regent)
- Pedro VIII of Kongo
- Isabel Maria da Gama of Kongo (regent)