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Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Gold Embargo of 1320
Season 2 Episode 99
In 1320, Mambo Chikanda, ruler of Great Zimbabwe, imposed a gold embargo that reshaped southern African trade. This episode explores the economic and…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Great Zimbabwe: Mambo Chikanda and the Gold Embargo of 1320
Season 2 Episode 98
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the untold story of Mambo Chikanda's bold economic gamble: the gold embargo of 1320. As the ruler of Great Zi…
3 weeks ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chitono and the Cloth Trade Rebellion
Season 2 Episode 97
In Episode 97 of our Great Zimbabwe series, we explore the Cloth Trade Rebellion of the early 1300s, when Mambo Chitono faced a crisis that threatene…
3 weeks ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Rusvingo and the Conical Tower's Hidden Chamber
Season 2 Episode 96
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a recent discovery inside the Conical Tower of Great Zimbabwe's Great Enclosure. Archaeologists using ground-…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chitono and the Cloth Trade Rebellion
Season 2 Episode 95
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Cloth Trade Rebellion of 1315, a pivotal uprising led by Mambo Chitono against the Mambo Ndabaningi's con…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Blood Pact of 1288
Season 2 Episode 94
In 1288, Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara faced his greatest challenge yet: not a drought or a war, but a rebellion from within his own elite guard. This …
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chitono and the Cloth Trade Rebellion
Season 2 Episode 93
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known crisis in Great Zimbabwe's history: the Cloth Trade Rebellion of 1296. When Mambo Chitono, a n…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Mambo Rusvingo's Stone Guilds and the Conical Tower
Season 2 Episode 92
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the engineering marvels of Great Zimbabwe's stone masonry, focusing on the reign of Mambo Rusvingo and the sp…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Year the Rivers Ran Dry
Season 2 Episode 91
In 1315, the rains failed at Great Zimbabwe. Mambo Gara faced not just a drought but a crisis of legitimacy. This episode follows Gara's desperate me…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chisamuturu and the Iron Oath of 1258
Season 2 Episode 90
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a pivotal event that solidified royal authority at Great Zimbabwe: the Iron Oath of 1258, sworn by Mambo Chis…
3 weeks, 3 days ago