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Other bands were integrated into the Portuguese army serving as auxiliary soldiers, under their commanders and cantoned within the Portuguese territory. As the 17th century wore on, they and other bands were annihilated by one or another of the political states, such as the one formed by [[Njinga]] in [[Matamba]]. One rogue group of Imbangala set down roots and formed the [[Kasanje Kingdom]].
South of the Kwanza, in the original homeland of the Imbangala, they continued operating much as before for a least another half a century, but even there, they gradually formed partnerships with existing political entities such as [[Viye|Bihe]] (Viye), [[Huambo]] (Wambu) or [[Bailundo (kingdom)|Bailundu]] (Mbailundu). In all these areas, their customs tended to moderate in the 18th century, cannibalism was restricted to ritual and sometimes only to symbolic occasions (for example, in the 19th century, Imbangala groups in the central highlands still practiced a ritual known as "eating the old man").
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