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The Rozvi Iron Army's Secret Weapon: Military Logistics at Great Zimbabwe
In this episode of Great Zimbabwe: The Lost African Kingdom of Stone, Lucas and Luna explore the military logistics that powered the Rozvi Iron Army after their 1421 coup. They examine how Chikura Wadyambeu's forces maintained supply chains across the Zimbabwe Plateau without roads, using cowrie shells, salt, and copper crosses as currency, and a network of dhaka granaries at strategic fords like the Tugwi River. The conversation touches on the role of the Mbira Council of Song in blessing campaigns, the use of mbira music to coordinate troop movements, and how the Rozvi mutupo system…
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