Mutapa Timeline

Mutapa is established

Mar 29, 1430

Mutapa is established by Mutota

Mutapa

Period: Mar 29, 1430 to Mar 29, 1760

First King Of Mutapa

Apr 2, 1430

Nyatsimba Mutota was the king

The first Portuguese missionary reached the Mutapa Kingdom

Mar 29, 1550

Ocurred in the Zambezi River

War started to expel the Portuguese

Mar 29, 1628

A new Monomotapa (Kapararidze, head of the Mutapa state in the middle Zambezi valley) tried to reunite the Shona people by starting a war to expel the Portuguese.

Mutapa becomes a Portuguese Vassal

Mar 29, 1629

The mwenemutapa attempted to throw out the Portuguese. He failed and was overthrown, leading to the Portuguese installation of Mavura Mhande Felipe on the throne.

Portuguese aided Mutapa

Mar 29, 1630

Portuguese aided a rival Monomotapa (or Mwene Mutapa) named Mavura to overthrew Kapararidze.

Portuguese aided Mutapa

Period: Apr 2, 1630 to Apr 2, 1640

Portuguese aided a rival Monomotapa (or Mwene Mutapa) named Mavura to overthrew Kapararidze.

Mutapa was a protectorate Rozwi Empire

Period: Apr 2, 1663 to Apr 2, 1669

They had no control

Mutapa is conquered

Period: Mar 29, 1684 to Mar 29, 1696

Opponents of Mavura founded a new state (Chagamire) and conquered Mutapa.

Mutapa dynasty schism

Mar 29, 1712

Mutapa again came under the control of the Rozwi Empire.

Mutapa Disintegrates

Mar 29, 1760

Mutapa disintegrates over many civil wars