List of rulers of the Lunda Empire
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The following is a list of the Rulers of the Lunda Empire. The Lunda Empire was a pre-colonial Central Africa
n state centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
whose sphere of influence stretched into Angola
and Zambia
. The Lunda were initially ruled by kings with the title Mwaantaangaand meaning "owners of the land". This later became "Mwaantayaav" or "Mwaant Yaav" with the rise of Mbala I Yaav.
Mwaantaangaand of Lunda Kingdom
Mwaant Yaav under the Congo Free State
Mwaant Yaav under the Belgian Congo
Mwaant Yaav under Zaire
Mwaant Yaav under Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central Africa
Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
n state centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
whose sphere of influence stretched into Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
and Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
. The Lunda were initially ruled by kings with the title Mwaantaangaand meaning "owners of the land". This later became "Mwaantayaav" or "Mwaant Yaav" with the rise of Mbala I Yaav.
Mwaantaangaand of Lunda KingdomLunda KingdomThe Kingdom of Lunda , also known as the Lunda Empire, was a pre-colonial African confederation of states in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, north-eastern Angola and northwestern Zambia. Its central state was in Katanga....
- Nkonda Matit (ruled late 16th century)
- Cibind Yirung (ruled c. 1600-c. 1630)
- Yaav I a Yirung (ruled c. 1630-c. 1660)
- Yaav II a Nawej (ruled c. 1660-c. 1690)
Mwaant Yaav of Lunda Empire
- Mbala I Yaav (ruled c. 1690-c. 1720)
- Mukaz Munying Kabalond (ruled c. 1720)
- Muteba I Kat Kateng (ruled c. 1720-c. 1750)
- Mukaz Waranankong (ruled c. 1750-c. 1767)
- Nawej Mufa Muchimbunj (ruled c. 1767-c. 1775)
- Cikombe Yaava (ruled c. 1775-c. 1800)
- Nawej II Ditend (ruled c. 1800-1852)
- Mulaj a Namwan (ruled 1852-1857)
- Cakasekene Naweej (ruled 1857)
- Muteba II a Cikombe (ruled 1857-1873)
- Mbala II a Kamong Isot (ruled 1873-1874)
- Mbumb I Muteba Kat (ruled 1874-1883)
- Cimbindu a Kasang (ruled 1883-1884)
- Kangapu Nawej (ruled 1884-1885)
- Mudib (ruled 1885-1886)
- Mutand Mukaz (ruled 1886-1887)
- Mbala III a Kalong (ruled 1887)
Mwaant Yaav under the Congo Free StateCongo Free StateThe Congo Free State was a large area in Central Africa which was privately controlled by Leopold II, King of the Belgians. Its origins lay in Leopold's attracting scientific, and humanitarian backing for a non-governmental organization, the Association internationale africaine...
- Mushidi I a Nambing (ruled 1887-1907)
- Muteba III a Kasang (ruled 1907-1908)
Mwaant Yaav under the Belgian CongoBelgian CongoThe Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo between King Leopold II's formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960.-Congo Free State, 1884–1908:Until the latter...
- Muteba III a Kasang cont. (ruled 1908-1920)
- Kaumba (ruled 1920-1951)
- Yaav a Nawej III (ruled 1951-1960)
Mwaant Yaav under Republic of Congo
- Yaav a Nawej III cont. (ruled 1962-1963)
- Mushidi II Kawel a Kamin (ruled 1963-1964)
- Mushidi II Kawel a Kamin (ruled 1964-1965 )
- Muteb II Mushidi cont. (ruled 1965-1971)
Mwaant Yaav under ZaireZaireThe Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. The name of Zaire derives from the , itself an adaptation of the Kongo word nzere or nzadi, or "the river that swallows all rivers".-Self-proclaimed Father of the Nation:In...
- Muteb II Mushidi cont. (ruled 1971-1973)
- Mbumb II Muteb (ruled 1973-1997)
Mwaant Yaav under Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
- Mbumb II Muteb cont. (ruled 1973- 1982)
See also
- Lunda Empire
- History of the Democratic Republic of the CongoHistory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo-Early Congolese history:The area now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was populated as early as 10,000 years ago and settled in the 7th and 8th centuries A.D. by Bantus from present-day Nigeria. During its history the area has also been known as Congo, Congo Free State, Belgian Congo...
- Official webpage of the Kingdom of Lunda Tchokwe