# Great Zimbabwe: The Lost African Kingdom of Stone — Fexingo History

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Author: Fexingo
Episodes: 168

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Perched on a windswept plateau in southern Africa, Great Zimbabwe stands as the continent's most monumental pre-colonial stone city — a testament to the ingenuity of the Shona civilization that built it between the 11th and 15th centuries. This show, hosted by Lucas and Luna, delves into the rise of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe, from its origins as a modest ironworking settlement to its zenith as a trading power whose gold and ivory reached as far as China and Persia. We explore the architectural marvel of the Great Enclosure, with its dry-stone walls rising 11 meters high, and the enigmatic soapstone birds that have become the nation's emblem. We confront the colonial erasure of African civilization: how Portuguese explorers and later Cecil Rhodes' British South Africa Company dismissed Great Zimbabwe as the work of Phoenicians or Arabs, a racist fiction that persisted into the 20th century. Through archaeology, oral traditions, and recent DNA studies, we piece together the kingdom's court life, its control of Indian Ocean trade routes through Sofala, and its eventual decline due to environmental pressure and shifting trade networks. The show examines Great Zimbabwe's legacy in modern…

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## Episodes
- [Great Zimbabwe 1423 The Rozvi Iron Army and the Mbira Peace](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1423-the-rozvi-iron-army-and-the-mbira-peace) — 2026-07-19T00:38:20+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1421 The Rozvi Military Coup and the Fall of Torwa](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1421-the-rozvi-military-coup-and-the-fall-of-torwa) — 2026-07-18T12:50:40+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1419: The Rozvi Rise from Dhaka Decline](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1419-the-rozvi-rise-from-dhaka-decline) — 2026-07-18T00:50:03+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1417 The Torwa Mambo and the Dhaka Renaissance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1417-the-torwa-mambo-and-the-dhaka-renaissance) — 2026-07-17T12:59:07+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1415 Torwa Mambo and the Dhaka Conversion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1415-torwa-mambo-and-the-dhaka-conversion) — 2026-07-17T00:46:06+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1413 The Dhaka City That Rose From Stone's End](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1413-the-dhaka-city-that-rose-from-stone-s-end) — 2026-07-16T13:03:53+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1409: The Dhaka Decree and the End of Stone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1409-the-dhaka-decree-and-the-end-of-stone) — 2026-07-16T00:36:46+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1405 The Mwari Oracle Forbids Stone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1405-the-mwari-oracle-forbids-stone) — 2026-07-15T13:04:14+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1401 The Mwari Oracle and the Making of a New Mambo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1401-the-mwari-oracle-and-the-making-of-a-new-mambo) — 2026-07-15T00:47:50+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1398 The Mbira Council Abolition Crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1398-the-mbira-council-abolition-crisis) — 2026-07-14T12:58:27+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1395 The Torwa Mambo and the Mbira Truce](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1395-the-torwa-mambo-and-the-mbira-truce) — 2026-07-14T00:43:57+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1392 The Fall of the Mambo and the Rise of the Torwa](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1392-the-fall-of-the-mambo-and-the-rise-of-the-torwa) — 2026-07-13T13:07:46+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's 1390 Mambo Muriro and the Stone Guild Revolt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-1390-mambo-muriro-and-the-stone-guild-revolt) — 2026-07-13T00:42:32+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1385 The Ironworking Guilds and the Domboshava Torque](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1385-the-ironworking-guilds-and-the-domboshava-torque) — 2026-07-12T12:58:07+00:00
- [The Silent Trade That Made Great Zimbabwe's Gold Flow](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/the-silent-trade-that-made-great-zimbabwe-s-gold-flow) — 2026-07-12T00:42:21+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1376 The Mbira Council Versus the Vavaki Revolt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1376-the-mbira-council-versus-the-vavaki-revolt) — 2026-07-11T12:56:04+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1374 The Mbira Council Reforms the Mwari Oracle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1374-the-mbira-council-reforms-the-mwari-oracle) — 2026-07-11T00:45:43+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1372 The Mwari Oracle Takes New Shape](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1372-the-mwari-oracle-takes-new-shape) — 2026-07-10T12:55:34+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's 1370 Gold Trade Collapse and the Rise of the Mwari Oracle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-1370-gold-trade-collapse-and-the-rise-of-the-mwari-oracle) — 2026-07-10T00:41:52+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1368 The Vavaki Strike and the Stone Curse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1368-the-vavaki-strike-and-the-stone-curse) — 2026-07-09T12:55:58+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1366 The Vavaki Stone Guild and the Dolerite Oath](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1366-the-vavaki-stone-guild-and-the-dolerite-oath) — 2026-07-09T00:46:21+00:00
- [Mambo Chikanda and the 1364 Great Enclosure Rebuilding](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/mambo-chikanda-and-the-1364-great-enclosure-rebuilding) — 2026-07-08T13:02:10+00:00
- [The Gold Trade That Built Great Zimbabwe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/the-gold-trade-that-built-great-zimbabwe) — 2026-07-08T00:47:10+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1362 The Great Enclosure Observatory](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1362-the-great-enclosure-observatory) — 2026-07-07T13:00:19+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's 1360 Mambo Chikanda and the Mbira Exile Returns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-1360-mambo-chikanda-and-the-mbira-exile-returns) — 2026-07-07T00:43:19+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe 1359 The Mbira Council of Song Becomes Law](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-1359-the-mbira-council-of-song-becomes-law) — 2026-07-06T13:00:02+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's 1358 Mbira Council of War and the Dande Offensive](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-1358-mbira-council-of-war-and-the-dande-offensive) — 2026-07-06T00:43:30+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's 1357 Dzivaguru Exile and the Music of Dissent](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-1357-dzivaguru-exile-and-the-music-of-dissent) — 2026-07-05T12:51:02+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's 1356 Mbira Council of Song: Music as Statecraft](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-1356-mbira-council-of-song-music-as-statecraft) — 2026-07-05T00:40:20+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1355 Mbira Unification Council](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-1355-mbira-unification-council) — 2026-07-04T13:07:52+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1354 Mbira Great Enclosure Standoff](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-1354-mbira-great-enclosure-standoff) — 2026-07-04T00:39:56+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1352 Mbira Peace Accord](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-1352-mbira-peace-accord) — 2026-07-03T13:08:15+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1350 Mwari Ritual Controversy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-1350-mwari-ritual-controversy) — 2026-07-03T00:50:50+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Mbira War of 1348](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-mbira-war-of-1348) — 2026-07-02T13:02:43+00:00
- [The Mbira Resistance: Music as War at Great Zimbabwe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/the-mbira-resistance-music-as-war-at-great-zimbabwe) — 2026-07-02T00:50:32+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Rise of the Mbira Resistance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-rise-of-the-mbira-resistance) — 2026-07-01T13:16:53+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1345 Famine Response](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-1345-famine-response) — 2026-07-01T00:42:57+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Mbira Exile of 1336](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-mbira-exile-of-1336) — 2026-06-30T12:55:26+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Mbira Purge of 1335](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-mbira-purge-of-1335) — 2026-06-30T00:46:26+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe Mambo Chikanda and the Mbira Rebellion of 1334](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-mambo-chikanda-and-the-mbira-rebellion-of-1334) — 2026-06-29T13:02:49+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe’s Lost Cattle Danga: The Economy Behind the Stone Walls](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-lost-cattle-danga-the-economy-behind-the-stone-walls) — 2026-06-29T00:41:20+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1342 Great Enclosure Roof Collapse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-1342-great-enclosure-roof-collapse) — 2026-06-28T12:57:59+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the 1337 Nyanhewe Rebellion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-1337-nyanhewe-rebellion) — 2026-06-28T00:37:42+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Golden Beetle Cult of 1330](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-golden-beetle-cult-of-1330) — 2026-06-27T12:47:34+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Gold Trade Collapse of 1340](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-gold-trade-collapse-of-1340) — 2026-06-27T00:41:46+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Ghost Town of 1298](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-gara-and-the-ghost-town-of-1298) — 2026-06-26T12:55:41+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe Mambo Gara and the Danga Reform of 1288](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-mambo-gara-and-the-danga-reform-of-1288) — 2026-06-26T00:51:43+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Salt Tax Revolt of 1327](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-salt-tax-revolt-of-1327) — 2026-06-25T12:49:07+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Gold Dust Standard of 1293](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-gara-and-the-gold-dust-standard-of-1293) — 2026-06-25T00:42:26+00:00
- [The Mwari Oracle of Matopo Hills and Great Zimbabwe's Sacred Landscape](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/the-mwari-oracle-of-matopo-hills-and-great-zimbabwe-s-sacred-landscape) — 2026-06-24T12:52:37+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Salt Trade Conflict of 1325](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-salt-trade-conflict-of-1325) — 2026-06-24T00:42:23+00:00
- [The Iron Smelters of Great Zimbabwe: Masters of the Bloom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/the-iron-smelters-of-great-zimbabwe-masters-of-the-bloom) — 2026-06-23T12:54:37+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Tariro and the Conical Tower's Celestial Alignment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-tariro-and-the-conical-tower-s-celestial-alignment) — 2026-06-23T00:32:22+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Danga Reform of 1288](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-gara-and-the-danga-reform-of-1288) — 2026-06-22T12:46:32+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Tariro and the Soapstone Birds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-tariro-and-the-soapstone-birds) — 2026-06-22T00:36:37+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Tariro and the Soapstone Bird Workshop of 1302](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-tariro-and-the-soapstone-bird-workshop-of-1302) — 2026-06-21T12:43:21+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Spirit Mediums' Revolt of 1338](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-spirit-mediums-revolt-of-1338) — 2026-06-21T00:32:20+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe Mambo Gara and the Blast Furnace Innovation of 1290](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-mambo-gara-and-the-blast-furnace-innovation-of-1290) — 2026-06-20T12:52:07+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Ancestral Pilgrimage of 1335](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-ancestral-pilgrimage-of-1335) — 2026-06-20T00:37:20+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Decline After 1332](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-decline-after-1332) — 2026-06-19T12:43:20+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Drought of 1332](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-drought-of-1332) — 2026-06-19T00:32:07+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the She-Crocodile Prophecy of 1323](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-she-crocodile-prophecy-of-1323) — 2026-06-18T12:33:34+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe Mambo Chikanda and the Ivory Weights Crisis of 1319](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-mambo-chikanda-and-the-ivory-weights-crisis-of-1319) — 2026-06-18T00:28:34+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Elephant Hunt Protocol of 1317](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-elephant-hunt-protocol-of-1317) — 2026-06-17T12:34:47+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Matopo Hills Water Crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-gara-and-the-matopo-hills-water-crisis) — 2026-06-17T00:29:56+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe Mambo Ndabaningi and the Cloth Trade Rebellion of 1295](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-mambo-ndabaningi-and-the-cloth-trade-rebellion-of-1295) — 2026-06-16T12:38:37+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Cattle Census of 1285](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-gara-and-the-cattle-census-of-1285) — 2026-06-16T00:37:01+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Iron Trade Collapse of 1315](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-iron-trade-collapse-of-1315) — 2026-06-15T12:43:08+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Nemakonde and the Poison Ordeal of 1297](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-nemakonde-and-the-poison-ordeal-of-1297) — 2026-06-15T00:25:56+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Gold Embargo of 1320](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-gold-embargo-of-1320) — 2026-06-14T12:30:20+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe: Mambo Chikanda and the Gold Embargo of 1320](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-mambo-chikanda-and-the-gold-embargo-of-1320) — 2026-06-14T00:26:17+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chitono and the Cloth Trade Rebellion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chitono-and-the-cloth-trade-rebellion) — 2026-06-13T12:58:35+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Rusvingo and the Conical Tower's Hidden Chamber](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-rusvingo-and-the-conical-tower-s-hidden-chamber) — 2026-06-13T00:30:42+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chitono and the Cloth Trade Rebellion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chitono-and-the-cloth-trade-rebellion-2) — 2026-06-12T16:29:09+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Blood Pact of 1288](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-gara-and-the-blood-pact-of-1288) — 2026-06-12T12:46:20+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chitono and the Cloth Trade Rebellion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chitono-and-the-cloth-trade-rebellion-3) — 2026-06-12T00:32:02+00:00
- [Mambo Rusvingo's Stone Guilds and the Conical Tower](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/mambo-rusvingo-s-stone-guilds-and-the-conical-tower) — 2026-06-11T12:40:27+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Year the Rivers Ran Dry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-gara-and-the-year-the-rivers-ran-dry) — 2026-06-11T00:32:39+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chisamuturu and the Iron Oath of 1258](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chisamuturu-and-the-iron-oath-of-1258) — 2026-06-10T12:42:15+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Dandaro and the Gold Fraud of 1310](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-dandaro-and-the-gold-fraud-of-1310) — 2026-06-10T00:22:01+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Rusvingo and the Stone Mason Guilds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-rusvingo-and-the-stone-mason-guilds) — 2026-06-09T14:08:23+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Dandaro and the Gold Weights Scandal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-dandaro-and-the-gold-weights-scandal) — 2026-06-09T00:26:27+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Soapstone Birds: Spirit Messengers of the Mambo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-soapstone-birds-spirit-messengers-of-the-mambo) — 2026-06-08T12:29:13+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Spirit Mediums of the Matopo Hills](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-gara-and-the-spirit-mediums-of-the-matopo-hills) — 2026-06-08T00:24:32+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Spirit Mediums of the Matopo Hills](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-gara-and-the-spirit-mediums-of-the-matopo-hills-2) — 2026-06-07T12:25:45+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Nemakonde and the Poison Ordeal of Succession](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-nemakonde-and-the-poison-ordeal-of-succession) — 2026-06-07T00:20:14+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Tugwi Salt War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-tugwi-salt-war) — 2026-06-06T12:34:50+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chisamuturu and the Cattle Raid of 1260](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chisamuturu-and-the-cattle-raid-of-1260) — 2026-06-06T00:23:13+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chisamuturu and the Cattle Raid of 1260](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chisamuturu-and-the-cattle-raid-of-1260-2) — 2026-06-05T12:34:29+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Nemakonde and the Poison Test of Succession](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-nemakonde-and-the-poison-test-of-succession) — 2026-06-05T00:22:14+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Great Drought of 1300](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-gara-and-the-great-drought-of-1300) — 2026-06-04T12:27:26+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Shumba and the War with Mapungubwe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-shumba-and-the-war-with-mapungubwe) — 2026-06-04T00:18:46+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Nyatsimba Mutota: Founding the Mutapa Empire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-nyatsimba-mutota-founding-the-mutapa-empire) — 2026-06-03T12:33:56+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Shumba and the War with Mapungubwe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-shumba-and-the-war-with-mapungubwe-2) — 2026-06-03T00:19:50+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Gara and the Great Drought of 1300](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-gara-and-the-great-drought-of-1300-2) — 2026-06-02T12:34:39+00:00
- [Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Battle for the Tugwi Salt Fields](https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-zimbabwe-the-lost-african-kingdom-of-stone-fexingo-history-7829648/great-zimbabwe-s-mambo-chikanda-and-the-battle-for-the-tugwi-salt-fields) — 2026-06-02T00:15:35+00:00

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