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Great Zimbabwe's Royal Succession Crisis
In this episode, we trace the fragile political architecture of the Mwene Mutapa state as it navigated the turbulent decades following Great Zimbabwe’s decline. We explore how royal succession was not merely a family matter but a complex ritual involving the mhondoro ancestral spirits and the vavaki architect guilds. Lucas walks us through the specific tensions between the Hill Complex elites and the Valley Enclosure populations, revealing how disputes over legitimacy led to internal fragmentation. Luna helps unpack the role of the soapstone birds as political symbols rather than just…
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