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Great Zimbabwe 1395 The Torwa Mambo and the Mbira Truce
In 1395, the dust settles after the Torwa takeover of Great Zimbabwe. Mambo Muriro has fled, the stone guilds are in disarray, and the new Torwa ruler, Mambo Chirimba, must consolidate power. But the heart of the state's legitimacy — the Mbira Council of Song — remains loyal to the old order. Lucas and Luna explore how Chirimba navigated this crisis: he couldn't destroy the council without losing divine favor, but he couldn't let it remain a rival power center. The solution was a carefully negotiated truce that redefined the role of mbira in governance. This episode dives into…
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