Mwene Kongo, Founder of the Kingdom of Kongo Dia Ntotlia
Lukeni lua Nimi
Mwene Kongo, Founder of the Kingdom of Kongo Dia Ntotlia
Drawing by Milora Lipscomb
Successor
Nanga of Kongo
Born
around 1380
Died
1420
Dynasty
Lukeni kanda
Father
Nimi a Nzima
Lukeni lua Nimi (also Ntinu Nimi a Lukeni; c. 1380–1420) was the traditional founder of the Lukeni kanda dynasty, first king of Kongo and founder of the Kingdom of Kongo Dia Ntotila. The name Nimi a Lukeni appeared in later oral traditions and some modern historians, notably Jean Cuvelier, popularized it.[1][2] He conquered the kingdom of Mwene.
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^Thornton, John (2001). "Origins and Early History of the Kingdom of Kongo, c. 1350–1550". International Journal of African Historical Studies. 34 (1): 89–120. JSTOR 3097288.
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