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Great Zimbabwe's Last King and the Fall of an Empire
After centuries of stone-walled prosperity, Great Zimbabwe collapsed in the late fifteenth century. This episode examines the final reign of Nyatsimba Mutota’s successor, the mysterious last monarch known as Chakara, and the strategic shift to Khami. We explore how environmental stress, trade route disruptions, and internal political fracturing led to the abandonment of the capital. Lucas and Luna discuss the archaeological evidence of a planned decline rather than a violent conquest, highlighting the resilience of the VaShona people as they migrated northward to establish the Mwene Mutapa…
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