Masarautar Zimbabwe
Masarautar Zimbabwe (c. 1220–1450) ta kasance daular Shona (Karanga) ta tsakiya wacce take a Zimbabwe ta zamani. Babban birninta, shine Masvingo na yau (ma'ana garu), wanda akafi kira Great Zimbabwe, shine tsarin dutse mafi girma a Kudancin Afirka na mulkin mallaka. Wannan masarauta ta samo asali ne bayan rugujewar Masarautar Mapungubwe.

Suna
Sunan "Zimbabwe" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Shona na Great Zimbabwe, birni na tsakiya a kudu maso gabashin kasar wanda yanzu ya zama wurin kariya. Ka'idoji guda biyu daban-daban suna magana game da asalin kalmar. Majiyoyi da yawa sun ɗauka cewa "Zimbabwe" ta samo asali ne daga dzimba-dza-mabwe, wanda aka fassara daga yaren Karanga na Shona a matsayin "gidaje na duwatsu" (dzimba=jam'in imba, "gida"; mabwe=jam'in bwe, "dutse").    Mutanen Shona na Kalanga suna zaune a kusa da  Zimbabwe a lardin Masvingo na zamani. Masanin ilimin archaeologist Peter Garlake ya yi iƙirarin cewa "Zimbabwe" tana wakiltar wani nau'i na kwangila na dzimba-hwe, wanda ke nufin "gidaje masu daraja" a cikin yaren Zezuru na Shona kuma yawanci yana ambaton gidaje ko kaburbura.

Tarihi

Asali 

Ko da yake an kafa Masarautar Zimbabuwe a zamanin da, binciken  kayan tarihi a yankin ya nuna cewa kafa jihohi a nan ya fi dadadden tarihi. Tunanin farko sun nuna cewa a farkon ƙarni na 11, mutane daga Masarautar Mapungubwe a Kudancin Afirka sun ƙaura zuwa arewa zuwa yankin  Zimbabwe. Sabbin bincike da shaidu sun nuna cewa an mamaye babban wurin Zimbabuwe tun a shekara ta 600 miladiyya kuma birnin da Masarautar juyin halitta ne na al'adun Gumanye da Gokomere, wasu daga cikinsu har yanzu suna nan.

Duba kuma 

 Masarautar Buta
 Masarautar Mutapa
 Khami
 Danangombe

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