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The Angoche–Portuguese conflicts were a series of wars between the Angoche Sultanate and the Portuguese Empire between 1847 and 1910. Since the mid-16th...

The Angoche Sultanate was an important sultanate centered on the islands of Angoche, present-day Northern Mozambique coastline. Established in the late...

This article provides a list of wars occurring between 1800 and 1899. Conflicts of this era include the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the American Civil...

The Sack of Angoja or the Sack of Angoche was a minor military action around 1506 by Portuguese forces after the sultan of Malindi requested help against...

often adopted by urban elites, facilitating trade. In Mozambique, Sofala, Angoche, and Mozambique Island were regional powers by the 15th century. The towns...

This smaller second conflict ended with a peace treaty in 2019. Portugal fought a long and bitter counter-insurgency conflict in its three primary African...

Portuguese Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique Portuguesa) or Portuguese East Africa (África Oriental Portuguesa) were the common terms by which Mozambique...

Gaza Empire forced Afro-Portuguese settlers near Vila de Sena to pay tribute. Although Portugal claimed sovereignty over Angoche and a number of smaller...

control to the west along the Zambezi River. In the early 15th century Angoche traders opened a new route along the Zambezi via Mutapa and Ingombe Ilede...

(in Portuguese). Diário do Governo, Portugal. 1974. Retrieved 2016-02-06. "Mozambique". UCDP Conflict Encyclopedia. Uppsala, Sweden: Uppsala Conflict Data...

states, one such state being the Mutapa Empire. In the early 15th century Angoche traders opened a new route along the Zambezi via the nascent Mutapa Empire...

again only around the bend of Angoche. If the ships were in a bad shape, they could stop at the Primeiras Islands (off Angoche) for urgent repairs. The Primeiras...

the Tana River), Barawa, Angoche, Pate and other coastal towns until the western Indian Ocean was a safe haven for Portuguese commercial interests. At...

but abandoned it due to conflicts with local Africans and the unhealthy environment. In the mid-18th century, the Portuguese returned to the bay, selling...

leaders, including Farelay of Parapato, Napipe of Mogincual, Mussa Quanto of Angoche, Komala, Kuphula, Sauail, Bin Ibraimo, and Molid-Volay. The Namarrais were...

better-situated emerging new coastal towns like Quelimane and Angoche. The Portuguese presence in Sofala was not only hazardous, it was unnecessary....

older ancestors staying at Great Zimbabwe and providing protection there. Angoche traders opened a new route along the Zambezi via Mutapa and Ingombe Ilede...

proceeds into the Mozambique Channel and lands at the Primeiras islands (off Angoche), where he repairs his masts and awaits the missing ships of his squadron...

(1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), which are among the deadliest conflicts in human history, with many of the world's great powers partaking in total...

Mozambique was a Portuguese colony, overseas province and later a member state of Portugal. It gained independence from Portugal in 1975. In 2007 Julio...