Changamire

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Changamire was the royal title borne by the supreme rulers of the Rozvi Empire in what is now Zimbabwe.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Changamire canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical title ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Rozvi Empire ⓘ
associatedWithCity Danangombe ⓘ
Khami ⓘ
linked to: Khami Ruins
associatedWithCulture Rozvi culture ⓘ
associatedWithEvent decline of the Mutapa state ⓘ
associatedWithPolity Rozvi Empire ⓘ
associatedWithReligion traditional Shona religion ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Rozvi Empire ⓘ
floruitCentury 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
governsTypeOfEntity chiefdoms and vassal states ⓘ
empire ⓘ
hasGenderAssociation male ⓘ
hasNotableBearer Changamire Dombo ⓘ
Changamire Tohwechipi ⓘ
hasTitleStyle Changamire of the Rozvi ⓘ
linked to: Changamire Dombo
historicalRegion southern Africa ⓘ
languageOfName Shona language ⓘ
linked to: Shona
opposedPower Portuguese in the Zambezi valley ⓘ
partOf Rozvi state hierarchy ⓘ
positionHeldBy supreme ruler of the Rozvi Empire ⓘ
powerBasis control of cattle ⓘ
control of gold trade ⓘ
military power ⓘ
precededByTitleInRegion Mwene Mutapa ⓘ
regionRuled central Zimbabwe ⓘ
southwestern Zimbabwe ⓘ
regionToday Zimbabwe ⓘ
parts of Botswana ⓘ
parts of Mozambique ⓘ
seatOfPowerType hilltop capitals ⓘ
successorTitleInRegion Ndebele king ⓘ
symbolOf Rozvi sovereignty ⓘ
timePeriod early modern period ⓘ
titleHolderRole supreme ruler ⓘ
titleInUseUntilCentury 19th century ⓘ
titleScope ritual authority ⓘ
secular authority ⓘ
typeOfMonarch hereditary monarch ⓘ
usedBy Rozvi Empire ⓘ
usedByEthnicGroup Shona peoples ⓘ
linked to: Shona people
usedIn what is now Zimbabwe ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rozvi Empire → titleOfRuler → Changamire ⓘ
Rozvi state → rulerTitle → Changamire ⓘ
Changamire Dombo → title → Changamire ⓘ
Rozvi dynasty → titleOfRuler → Changamire ⓘ