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Great Zimbabwe 1419: The Rozvi Rise from Dhaka Decline
This episode picks up in 1419, two years after the Torwa Mambo Chirimba's dhaka renaissance. Lucas and Luna explore the quiet rise of the Rozvi — a military confederation that would eventually topple the Torwa. They discuss Rozvi origins as cattle raiders and ironworkers, their adoption of Mwari oracle rituals, the role of the Domboshava Torque as a symbol of authority, and how the Rozvi chieftain Nevanda forged alliances with disaffected vavaki stoneworkers. The episode also covers the 1421 Battle of the Tugwi Ford, where Rozvi warriors used guerrilla tactics against Torwa dhaka-built…
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