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Event war Africa

Great Zimbabwe & Mutapa Wars

1100 CE – 1629 CE

Rise and fall of the Great Zimbabwe civilization and its successor the Mutapa Empire, which controlled gold trade in southeastern Africa before Portuguese interference.

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Conflict · Africa

Great Zimbabwe & Mutapa Wars

1100 CE – 1629 CE

Rise and fall of the Great Zimbabwe civilization and its successor the Mutapa Empire, which controlled gold trade in southeastern Africa before Portuguese interference.

Standing in 1100 CE

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