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First, in 1629, while Nzigna attempted to escape from enemy forces, Mukambu and her sister Funji were captured when the Portuguese caught up to and destroyed their camp. They were brought to Luanda and paraded naked before the governor there. Mukambu was released by the Portuguese several years later, but she and her attendants were recaptured in 1646 when Nzinga's forces were defeated in the Battle of Kavanga. She was sexually abused by a Mbundu

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