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The '''Imbangala''' or '''Mbangala''' were [[17th century]] groups of [[Angola]]n warriors and marauders, often confused with the [[Jaga]]. Operating as [[mercenary|mercenaries]], the Imbangala generally replenished their numbers by training the children of defeated enemies. [[Portugal|Portuguese]] reports also claim that a number of these bands practiced [[cannibalism]]. Despite professed disgust at these customs, Portuguese governors of [[Luanda]] sometimes hired the Imbangala for their campaigns, beginning with [[Luis Mendes de Vasconcelos]]'s 1618 assault on Angola's high country. |
The '''Imbangala''' or '''Mbangala''' were [[17th century]] groups of [[Angola]]n warriors and marauders, often confused with the [[Jaga (kingdom)]]. Operating as [[mercenary|mercenaries]], the Imbangala generally replenished their numbers by training the children of defeated enemies. [[Portugal|Portuguese]] reports also claim that a number of these bands practiced [[cannibalism]]. Despite professed disgust at these customs, Portuguese governors of [[Luanda]] sometimes hired the Imbangala for their campaigns, beginning with [[Luis Mendes de Vasconcelos]]'s 1618 assault on Angola's high country. |
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Revision as of 18:24, 26 January 2006
The Imbangala or Mbangala were 17th century groups of Angolan warriors and marauders, often confused with the Jaga (kingdom). Operating as mercenaries, the Imbangala generally replenished their numbers by training the children of defeated enemies. Portuguese reports also claim that a number of these bands practiced cannibalism. Despite professed disgust at these customs, Portuguese governors of Luanda sometimes hired the Imbangala for their campaigns, beginning with Luis Mendes de Vasconcelos's 1618 assault on Angola's high country.
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