List of rulers of Mutapa
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List of rulers of Kingdom of Mutapa
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Mwenemutapa = Lord of the Conquered Land.
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| c.1430 | Foundation of Mutapa Kingdom | |
| 1760 | Mutapa collapses in civil war | |
| c. 1430 to c. 1450 | Nyatsimba Mututa, Mwenemutapa | |
| c. 1450 to 1480 | Matope Nyanhehwe Nebedza, Mwenemutapa | |
| 1480 | Mavura Maobwe, Mwenemutapa | |
| 1480 to 1490 | Nyahuma Mukombero, Mwenemutapa | |
| 1490 to 1494 | Changamire, Mwenemutapa | |
| 1494 to c. 1530 | Chikuyo Chisamarengu, Mwenemutapa | |
| c. 1530 to c. 1550 | Neshangwe Munembire, Mwenemutapa | |
| c. 1550 to 1560 | Chivere Nyasoro, Mwenemutapa | |
| 1560 to 1589 | Negomo Chisamharu, Mwenemutapa | Granted Coat of Arms by King of Portugal |
| 1589 to 1623 | Gatsi Rusere, Mwenemutapa | |
| 1623 to 1629 | Nyambu Kapararidze, Mwenemutapa | Overthrown by Portuguese |
| 1629 | Mutapa becomes a Portuguese Vassal | |
| 1629 to 1652 | Mavura Mhande Felipe, Mwenemutapa | Signs treaty of Vassalage with Portugues; Dies of accidental gunshot wound. |
| 1652 to 1663 | Siti Kazurukamusapa, Mwenemutapa | Son of Mavura; assassinated by Prazos merchants |
| 1663 | Mutapa becomes a Rozwi Vassal | |
| 1663 to 1692 | Kamharapasu Mukombwe, Mwenemutapa | Allies with Rozwi and throws out Prazos |
| 1692 to 1694 | Nyakambira, Mwenemutapa | Assumes throne with Rozwi support; Rozwi vassal king of Manyika after 1694 |
| 1694 | Mutapa returns to Portuguese vassalage | |
| 1694 to 1707 | Nyamaende Mhande, Mwenemutapa | Defeats Nyakiambira with Portuguese support |
| 1707 to 1711 | Nyenyedzi Zenda, Mwenemutapa | |
| 1711 to 1712 | Baroma Dangwarangwa, Mwenemutapa | Overthrown and retreats to Chidima |
| 1712 | Mutapa returns to Rozwi vassalge | |
| 1712 to 1723 | Samatambira Nyamhandu I, Mwenemutapa | Installed by Rozwi invasion |
| 1720 | Mutapa independent of Rozwi; moves capital to Chikova in 1723 | |
| 1723 to 1735 | Samatambira Nyamhandu I, Mwenemutapa | Rules in close alliance with Portuguese at Tete |
| 1735 to 1740 | Nyatsusu, Mwenemutapa | |
| 1740 to 1759 | Dehwe Mapunzagutu, Mwenemutapa | Has Portuguese garrison reinstated at royal capital. |
| 1760 | Mutapa collapses in Civil War; dynasty survives in Chidima | |