The capital of the Kingdom of Kongo (1390-1914) was M'banza-Kongo, which after the Portuguese colonization became known as São Salvador.
Two countries that include part of the Kingdom are:
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (aka the Congo) - capital Kinshasa.
The Republic of the Congo - capital Brazzaville.
It influenced it when Nzinga Mbemba became ruler of the kingdom in 1506. The new king took the European name Afonso I and sought to copy many Portuguese ways. He made Roman Catholicism the official religion of Kongo. He also gave the capital of Mbanza a Portuguese name, Sao Salvador.
Slave trade and european goods that Kongo desired were two economic effects of the interaction between Kongo and Portugal.
they traded slaves
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São Salvador, in the country called Angola, was the capital of what was the Kongo Kingdom.
The capital city of the Kongo Kingdom was Mbanza-Kongo, also known as São Salvador. It was an important political, economic, and cultural center in Central Africa during the kingdom's peak.
João I of Kongo, was ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo before King Afonso I of Kongo.
Ambrósio I of Kongo died in 1631.
António I of Kongo died in 1665.
Henrique I of Kongo died in 1568.
Kingdom of Kongo was created in 1395.
Álvaro I of Kongo died in 1587.
João I of Kongo died in 1509.
M'banza-Kongo's population is 67,600.
Cheick Kongo is 6' 4".
Álvaro IV of Kongo died in 1636.