The Kingdom of Kongo was a black nation with a fairly well-established political system and material culture, with a territory that stretched from the western end of the present-day Kongo (the area around the mouth of the Congo River) to northern Angola, and ruled many small chiefdoms in the Matamba and Ndongo regions as its territories. In 1482, the Portuguese Diogo Cão led a fleet to the mouth of the Congo River, and this was the first time that the Kingdom of Kongo had contact with European powers. The Kingdom of Kongo had a very friendly attitude toward Portugal, and the king at the time, Nzinga Nkuwu (reigned ?-1506), (known as Mani Kongo), adopted a Portuguese name and called himself João I, and established diplomatic relations with Portugal. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Diogo Cão" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…コンゴ王国は,現在のコンゴの西端(コンゴ河口周辺地域)からアンゴラ北部に広がる領土をもち,マタンバ,ヌドンゴなどの諸地方にある多くの小首長国を属領として支配し,かなり整備された政治制度と物質文明を備えた黒人国家であった。その後1482年にポルトガル人ディオゴ・カンDiogo Cãoが船隊を率いてコンゴ河口に到達し,ここにコンゴ王国とヨーロッパ勢力との最初の関係が生まれた。コンゴ王国のポルトガルに対する態度はきわめて友好的で,当時の王(マニ・コンゴMani Kongoと呼ばれた)ヌジンガ・ヌクウNzinga Nkuwu(在位?‐1506)は自らポルトガル名を採用してジョアン1世と称し,ポルトガルと外交関係を開いた。… ※「Diogo Cão」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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