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Lukonkesh
Lukonkesh (Lukokesha) was the title of the queen mother of the Lunda Empire in central Africa, a female dignitary of high rank at the royal capital, the musumba. Regarded as the symbolic mother of the Mwaant Yaav, she held her own court and lands and took part in the council of titled office-holders that advised on succession and other affairs of state.
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