Mbayi Kafwemb
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Mbayi Kafwemb was the King and founder of the Bakwa Dishi
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He was a direct descendant of the Tshibinda Ilunga
, the cilizing hero and founder of the Lunda Empire whose son was the first Mwata Yamvo
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During the reign of Mwata Mutomb, the first Mwata Yamvo; the Lunda disputed his authority, following numerous civil wars he and the royal family capitulated and cut all ties with them and started a migration.
Mbayi Kafwemb ended four generations of migration by settling his people around a salt lake which is now drained, and established the Kingdom of the Bakwa Dishi which is now the territory of Miabi
in the Kasai-Oriental
province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The descendant of Mbayi Kafwemb are known as the Bena Mbayi (sons of Mbayi), which is the ruling clan of the Bakwa Dishi.
Bakwa Dishi
The Bakwa Dishi is a people belonging to the Luba ethnic group living today in the Kasai-Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Miabi, the Dishi Capital, is located West of Mbuji-Mayi...
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He was a direct descendant of the Tshibinda Ilunga
Tshibinda Ilunga
Tshibinda Ilunga was a Luba Prince and Emperor of the Lunda and their civilizing hero.- Origins :Tshibinda Ilunga was the son of Ilunga Mbili the warrior, hunter, prophet and Prince who came from East of the Lualaba river and became general of King Kongolo’s army and also helped him establish the...
, the cilizing hero and founder of the Lunda Empire whose son was the first Mwata Yamvo
Mwata Yamvo
Mwata Yamvo is the name of the 16th Century founding ruler of the Lunda Kingdom and the title given to all subsequent rulers or paramount chiefs of the Lunda people to the present day...
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During the reign of Mwata Mutomb, the first Mwata Yamvo; the Lunda disputed his authority, following numerous civil wars he and the royal family capitulated and cut all ties with them and started a migration.
Mbayi Kafwemb ended four generations of migration by settling his people around a salt lake which is now drained, and established the Kingdom of the Bakwa Dishi which is now the territory of Miabi
Miabi
Miabi is a territory of the Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is inhabited by the Bakwa Dishi and the land which is approximately is owned by its royal family....
in the Kasai-Oriental
Kasai-Oriental
Kasai-Oriental is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It borders the provinces of Kasai-Occidental to the west, Équateur to the northwest, Orientale to the northeast, Maniema to the east, and Katanga to the south. Kasai-Oriental is one of the richest diamond producing...
province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The descendant of Mbayi Kafwemb are known as the Bena Mbayi (sons of Mbayi), which is the ruling clan of the Bakwa Dishi.
- Andre-Philippe FutaAndré-Philippe FutaAndré-Philippe Futa was a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was originally from Miabi in the Congolese province of Kasai Oriental.-Biography:...
is a direct descendant of Mbayi Kafwemb.