Lunda Empire Lunda | |||||||||
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| 17th century–1887 | |||||||||
 Map of the Lunda Empire and Luba kingdoms in the Congo River Basin around 1850. | |||||||||
| Official languages | Chilunda | ||||||||
| Ethnic groups | Balunda | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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• 16th century | Mwata Yamvo | ||||||||
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• Established | 17th century | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1887 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Angola Democratic Republic of the Congo Zambia | ||||||||
The Lunda Empire or Kingdom of Lunda 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.
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