East, Central & Southern AfricaAfrica

Rozvi Empire

c. 1683 – 1866 CE · about 183 years approximate dates

The Rozvi Empire was established by Changamire Dombo on the Zimbabwe plateau after driving out the Portuguese. It was weakened by drought and the Nguni invasions of the 1830s.

Key facts

Dates	c. 1683 – 1866 CE
Region	East, Central & Southern Africa
Continent	Africa
Capital	Danangombe
Founder	Changamire Dombo
Religion(s)	Traditional African religion
Peak extent	≈ 0.62 million km² (c. 1700 CE) – source

Before & after

Preceded by

Kingdom of Mutapa Kingdom of Butua (Torwa dynasty)

Followed by

Mthwakazi (Ndebele kingdom)

Sources

Wikipedia – Rozvi Empire
Wikipedia – List of largest empires

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.