Kingdom of Lunda
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.
Kingdom of Lunda Lunda | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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• 1687–1719 | Mbal I Yaav | ||||||||
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• Established | c. 1600 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1887 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Angola Democratic Republic of the Congo Zambia | ||||||||
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