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Maravi

The Maravi Empire or Maravi Confederacy was a Chewa polity that controlled what is now central and southern Malawi, parts of Mozambique, and eastern Zambia, from at least the early 15th century to the mid-19th century. In the 17th century, the empire extended westwards to the Luangwa River, northwards to Nkhotakota, and southwards to the Zambezi, with…

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Capital
Mankhamba
Common languages
Chichewa: 171
Government
Monarchy
Religion
Chewa traditional religion
Today part of
Malawi · Mozambique · Zambia
• ?
Chidzonzi

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Maravi

Nodes181
Edges180
Triples266
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01105
Components1

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related to Expansion and apogee · 56
Maravi → Accordingly, Akafula, At Mankhamba, At Mano, Banda, Bunda, By, Changamire, Chidzonzi, Chimaliro, Chinkhole, Choma, Chulu, He, His, However, In, Juwayeyi, Kabunduli, Kalonga
related to Decline and collapse · 46
Maravi → Arab, Around, As, At Mankhamba, Banda, By, Chewa, During, Foreign, From, In, Kalonga, Kalonga's, Kalongas, Kampini, Kanyenda, Khute, Lake Malawi, Makewana, Mankhamba
related to Society and culture · 35
Maravi → Akafula, Banda, Cattle, Chewa, Chinamwali, Chisumphi, Dogs, Drum, Hill-top, It, Jewellery, Kalonga, Kamundi, Kaphirintiwa Hill, Likewise, Makewana, Mankhamba, Maravi's, Matsano, Mbewe
related to Government · 34
Maravi → As, Banda, Chewa, Consensus, Kalonga, Kalonga's, Khombe, Kwenda, Linde, Lunda Empire, Makewana, Mangadzi, Mankhamba, Mbewe, Mgawi, Mphadwe, Mwale, Mwali, Mwini Dziko, Nsenga
related to Origins · 21
Maravi → Banda, Bantu, Both, CE, Chewa, Chiuta, God, Kalimanjira, Kaphirintiwa Hill, Katanga, Malawi, Naviundu, Phiri, Pre-Maravi, Scholars, The, The Banda, The Chewa, They, Thus
related to Economy · 17
Maravi → Animals, Chickens, Cloth, Copper, Cotton, Fishing, Hunting, Ivory, Juwayeyi, Later, Mankhamba, Other, Portuguese, Pottery, The Maravi, There, They
related to List of rulers · 17
Maravi → After, Chidzonzi, Fourteen Kalonga Gawa Undis, He, Its, Kalonga, Kalonga Gawa Undi Mkhomo, Kings, Malawian, Muzura, Phiri, Sosola's, The, The Chewa Royal Establishment, Undi, Undi's, Zambia
related to Name · 13
Maravi → According, Achewa, Amalawi, Chewa, In, Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe, Linthipe River, Malawi, Portuguese, Samuel Josia Ntara's Mbiri, Subsequently, The
Today part of · 3
Maravi → Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
Capital · 1
Maravi → Mankhamba

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kalonga chewa century clan mankhamba undi malawi portuguese phiri lundu makewana nyangu succession first pre-maravi banda also muzura mozambique chiefs

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MaraviCapitalMankhamba1.00infobox
MaraviCommon languagesChichewa: 1711.00infobox
MaraviGovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
MaraviReligionChewa traditional religion1.00infobox
MaraviToday part ofMalawi1.00infobox
MaraviToday part ofMozambique1.00infobox
MaraviToday part ofZambia1.00infobox
Maravi• ?Chidzonzi1.00infobox
Maravi• ?-1860sSosola (last)1.00infobox
Maravi• Adoption of kingshippre-14501.00infobox
Maravi• Incorporation of Makewana's Pre-Maravipre-14501.00infobox
Maravi• Kalonga Muzura conquers Lundu's polity16221.00infobox
Maravi• Kaphiti and Lundu break away southpre-14501.00infobox
Maravi• pre-15th centuryChinkhole (first)1.00infobox
Maravi• pre–1608-1640sMuzura1.00infobox
Maravi• Undi and Nyangu settle in Tete Provincepost-14501.00infobox
Maravi• Yao chief Mnanula/Pemba kills Kalonga Sosola in battle1860s1.00infobox
Maraviis aPortuguese derivation on the word Malawi0.90text

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