Kasanje , historical kingdom founded by the Imbangala around 1630 along the upper Cuango River (in today's Angola ). By the mid-17th century, the Kingdom of Kazanje had emerged as a dominant power along the Cuango, as it allied with the Portuguese in the region and often opposed the neighboring kingdom Matamba struggled . By the late 17th century the kingdom had abandoned the commitment to rape characteristic of Imbangala groups and had regulated marriage and child rearing. The At that time the Portuguese in Kazanje a controlled market or Feira , which is used as a channel for the Slave Trade from more inland states like the Lunda Empire served . In the mid-19th century, Kazanje repelled a Portuguese military expedition. That resolve was put to the test, however, when commercially-minded nobles were swept away by the Commodity trade 19th century enriched , later questioned the power of kings. The kingdom then experienced a series of civil wars, although it still managed to repel Portuguese campaigns in the region through the 1890s. Kasanje was eventually replaced by Portugal conquers and about 1911 in Angola integrated .
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