Torwa state
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The Torwa state was a precolonial Shona-speaking kingdom in southwestern Zimbabwe, centered at Khami and known for its stone architecture and role as a successor to Great Zimbabwe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Torwa state canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shona-speaking polity
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ precolonial African kingdom ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Khami Ruins
ⓘ
surface form:
Khami culture
|
| archaeologicalSite | Khami Ruins ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Khami architectural style ⓘ |
| capital |
Khami Ruins
ⓘ
surface form:
Khami
|
| centeredAt |
Khami Ruins
ⓘ
surface form:
Khami
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| culturalSuccessorOf |
Great Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Zimbabwe culture
|
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Shona ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
elite residences at Khami
ⓘ
stone-walled platforms at Khami ⓘ terracing and retaining walls ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex settlement hierarchy around Khami
ⓘ
elite stone platforms separated from commoner areas ⓘ |
| heritageSiteAtCapital |
Khami Ruins
ⓘ
surface form:
Khami Ruins National Monument
|
| influenced | later Rozvi polities ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Great Zimbabwe architectural traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decorated stone walls
ⓘ
dry-stone walling ⓘ stone architecture ⓘ terraced stone platforms ⓘ |
| language | Shona language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
beadwork
ⓘ
decorated pottery ⓘ iron objects ⓘ |
| modernCountryTerritory |
Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Zimbabwe
|
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Rozvi and Torwa cultural area ⓘ |
| politicalCenterType | stone-built hilltop complex ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| precolonialStatus | existed before European colonization of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| region | southern Africa ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
ⓘ
surface form:
Shona traditional religion
|
| rulingEliteCulture | Shona culture ⓘ |
| successorOf |
Great Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe
|
| successorStateSite |
Khami Ruins
ⓘ
surface form:
Khami Ruins World Heritage Site
|
| timePeriod | Late Iron Age ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork | interior southern Africa trade routes ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.