Kingdom of Lunda

Kingdom of Lunda Lunda
c. 1600–1887
Map of the Lunda Empire and Luba kingdoms in the Congo River Basin around 1850.
Official languages	Chilunda
Ethnic groups	Balunda
Government	Monarchy
Mwaantayaav
• 1687–1719	Mbal I Yaav
History
• Established	c. 1600
• Disestablished	1887
Preceded by Succeeded by Lunda culture Chokwe Kingdom
Today part of	Angola Democratic Republic of the Congo Zambia

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History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Early history pre–1876 Kingdom of Kongo 1390–1914 Kingdom of Luba 1585–1889 Kingdom of Lunda 1600–1887 Kuba Kingdom 1625–1884 Kingdom of Chokwe 1800–1891 Yeke Kingdom 1856–1891
Colonization 1876–1960 Intl. African Association 1876–1879 Intl. Congo Society 1879–1885 Congo Free State (Atrocities) 1885–1908 Belgian Congo 1908–1960 World War II 1940–1945
Independence post–1960 Congo Crisis 1960–1965 Congo–Léopoldville 1960–1971 Zaire (Shaba I / II) 1971–1997 First Congo War 1996–1997 Second Congo War 1998–2003 Joseph Kabila presidency 2001–2019 Félix Tshisekedi presidency 2019–present
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The Nation of Lunda (c. 1665 – c. 1887) was a confederation of states in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, north-eastern Angola, and north-western Zambia. Its central state was in Katanga.