Battle of Mbwila
The Portuguese kill the King of Kongo and the kingdom breaks up
On 29 October 1665 the Portuguese of Luanda and their African allies routed the army of the Kingdom of Kongo in the border chiefdom of Mbwila. King António I was killed and his head taken to Luanda, and Kongo sank into civil war for decades.
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- Rembrandt (aged 59)
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- Kangxi Emperor (aged 11)
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- Charles II (aged 35)