History of Africa · The History of Africa Podcast
Season 6 Episode 17: The (Brief) Portuguese Conquest of Kilwa
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A miscommunication led the Makonde to sack Sofala, prompting the Portuguese to behead the sheikh as a grim warning.
As heard by us
A conquest story where the real struggle is over who gets to rule.
The episode looks past the conquest itself and into the harder problem that follows: what happens when a damaged city still has to decide who should rule.
Why you'd press play
You want the aftermath of conquest, not just the conquest itself.
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