Rozwi

Japanese: Rozwi
Rozwi

…There has long been fierce debate about the date and builders, with theories that they were ancient Easterners and Africans in conflict. However, archaeological and ethnological surveys and excavations since 1958 have revealed that the Shona and Rozwi built it between the 11th and 18th centuries, and that it can be divided into an early Monomotapa period (Monomotapa Kingdom) and a later Mambo period. In the 11th century, the Shona, who raised cattle, built the stone walls of the Acropolis by piling irregular stones without lime. …

From the Kingdom of Monomotapa

...South Africa, now the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a tribal confederation of the Shona and Rozwi peoples that stretches from the Zambezi River in the north to the Transvaal in the south, eastern Botswana in the west, and the Indian Ocean in the east. It flourished from the 11th to the 19th centuries and is divided into the Monomotapa period (11th to 15th centuries) and the Mambo (meaning "king") period (15th to 19th centuries).

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Rozwi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…建設年代および建設者については,古くから激しい議論があり,古代東方人説とアフリカ人説とが対立していた。しかし1958年以後の考古学的および民族学的な調査・発掘によって,ショナ族Shonaとロズウィ族Rozwiが11~18世紀に建設したこと,また前期のモノモタパ期(モノモタパ王国)と後期のマンボMambo期に分けられることが判明した。 11世紀に牛を飼うショナ族が,石灰なしで不整形の石を積んで〈アクロポリス〉の石壁を築いた。…

【モノモタパ王国】より

…南アフリカ,現在のジンバブウェ共和国を中心に,北はザンベジ川,南はトランスバール,西はボツワナ東部,東はインド洋に及ぶ,ショナ族Shonaおよびロズウィ族Rozwiを中心とする部族連合王国。11~19世紀に栄え,モノモタパMonomotapa期(11~15世紀)とマンボMambo(〈王〉の意)期(15~19世紀)に分けられる。…

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