Question

This empire’s captivity of the traveling writer Andrew Battel was recorded in Purchas His Pilgrimes. This empire lost the Battle of Katole to a power that had earlier defeated them at Kombi. After this empire provided a mat instead of a chair for the queen of its rival, she supposedly used her attendant as a seat. (-5[1])This empire both hired and fought against the (15[1])Imbangala warlords. (15[1])After the Treaty of Berlin, this empire signed the Treaty of (*) Simulambuco with the N’Goyo kingdom to get control of Cabinda, (-5[1])then known as this country’s “Congo.” This empire fought against the Dutch West India Company after this empire’s war with a leader of Ndongo and Matamba led it to retreat (10[1])from Luanda. (10[1])For 10 points, name this empire that fought against Nzinga for control of modern-day Angola. ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

ANSWER: Portuguese Empire [or Portugal]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, World History>
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