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Great Zimbabwe's Royal Succession Crisis: The Battle for Power
In this episode, we explore the violent political fractures that eventually led to Great Zimbabwe’s decline. While previous episodes covered trade and architecture, we focus on the internal power struggles between rival royal houses. We examine the role of the mhondoro ancestral spirits in legitimizing rule and how succession disputes escalated into open conflict. Lucas walks us through the shifting alliances among the vaShona elite and the strategic importance of controlling key trade routes to Sofala. Luna asks about the human cost of these dynastic wars and how they weakened the state…
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