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# The City of M'banza-Kongo
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/africas-great-civilizations/extras/africas-great-civilizations-city-mbanza-kongo-africas-great-civilizations/
- Published: 2026-01-16T20:05:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-03T15:30:15.000Z
- Description: The Kingdom of Kongo was one of the largest and most powerful in the southern half Africa.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Africa's Great Civilizations, #ZZZ_Show_5cf2e9f1-937c-4732-9df7-3909fd8e98ab, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_1cf110e6-4740-4454-98ae-f76cbde216eb, #extra

The Kingdom of Kongo was one of the largest and most powerful in the southern half Africa. At the heart of the capital in M'banza-Kongo stand the ruins of a building constructed in the middle of the 16th century. It's one of the most important architectural remains in the history of Sub-Saharan African Christianity. Learn more in Africa's Great Civilizations with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on PBS.