Kingdom of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe was a Shona kingdom located in modern-day Zimbabwe.Its capital was Great Zimbabwe, the largest stone structure in precolonial Southern Africa, which had a population of 10,000.Around 1300, Great Zimbabwe replaced Mapungubwe as the most important trading centre in the interior, exporting gold via Swahili city-states into the Indian Ocean trade.
Great Zimbabwe | History, Significance, Ruins, Culture, & Facts ...
Great Zimbabwe, extensive stone ruins of an African Iron Age city. It lies in southeastern Zimbabwe, about 19 miles (30 km) southeast of Masvingo. The central area of ruins extends about 200 acres (80 hectares); it is the largest of more than 150 major stone ruins found in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Great Zimbabwe - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 14, 2019 · Capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe of the Bantu-speaking Shona people, it is located on a natural citadel and includes many impressive monuments built using granite blocks without mortar. Clusters of stone buildings were called zimbabwe in Bantu, hence the site and the kingdom's name.
Great Zimbabwe - Wikipedia
Great Zimbabwe was a city in the south-eastern hills of the modern country of Zimbabwe, near Masvingo. It was settled from 1000 AD, and served as the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe from the 13th century. It is the largest stone structure in precolonial Southern Africa.
Kingdom of Zimbabwe (1220-1450 AD) - Think Africa
Oct 12, 2018 · The Kingdom of Zimbabwe was a relatively smaller kingdom, and at its peak only covered around the major cities, Khami, Mapela, and the capital Great Zimbabwe. However these three cities were among the most prosperous and well-fortified in the area.
Great Zimbabwe - National Geographic Society
Oct 19, 2023 · Great Zimbabwe is the name of the stone ruins of an ancient city near modern day Masvingo, Zimbabwe. People lived in Great Zimbabwe beginning around 1100 C.E. but abandoned it in the 15th century. The city was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe, which was a Shona (Bantu) trading empire .
The ancient remains of Great Zimbabwe - BBC
Sep 26, 2022 · Great Zimbabwe is the name of the extensive stone remains of an ancient city built between 1100 and 1450 CE near modern-day Masvingo, Zimbabwe.
Great Zimbabwe | World Civilization - Lumen Learning
Great Zimbabwe is a ruined city in the southeastern hills of today’s Zimbabwe. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the country’s Late Iron Age. Construction on the monument began in the 11th century and continued until the 15th century.
The Kingdom of Zimbabwe - HeritageDaily
Apr 26, 2020 · The Kingdom of Zimbabwe was a medieval kingdom of 150 tributaries that existed from 1220-1450 CE in modern day Zimbabwe. Archaeological remains suggest that the Zimbabwe plateau was first established by settlers from the Kingdom of Mapungubwe in Southern Africa around the 11th century.
The Great Kingdom of Zimbabwe [1220 to 1450] - The African …
Jun 24, 2020 · The Kingdom of Zimbabwe which is best remembered for Great Zimbabwe was one of the great African Empires. The kingdom existed from 1220 to 1450. The region of Zimbabwe was settled in the eleventh century, but the Kingdom was fully set up in …