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Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chitono and the Cloth Trade Rebellion
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known crisis in Great Zimbabwe's history: the Cloth Trade Rebellion of 1296. When Mambo Chitono, a newly installed ruler, attempts to break the Indian Ocean merchants' stranglehold on imported cotton cloth by imposing a state monopoly, he faces fierce opposition from the muraya (merchant guilds) and the nganga (priests) who profit from the old system. The episode delves into the complex economy of Great Zimbabwe, where cloth from Sofala and Kilwa was more than a luxury—it was a political tool, a status marker, and a form of currency…
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