The Kingdom of Butua or Butwa (–c. 1683) was a Kalanga (western Shona) kingdom located in what is now southwestern Zimbabwe. Butua was renowned as the source of gold for Arab and Portuguese traders. The first written record of the kingdom came from Ahmad ibn Majid in 1502.
The kingdom was governed by the Torwa dynasty until 1683 from its capital at Khami. Around 1683, the kingdom was conquered by the Rozwi Empire.
History
thumb|Map of trade centres and routes in precolonial Zimbabwe.
Foundation and apogee
Khami