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Nkongolo Mwamba

Also known as Nkongolo

Nkongolo Mwamba is a legendary figure credited in oral tradition with founding the first centralised Luba polity in central Africa. Scholars suggest he may be a symbolic figure rather than a single historical ruler. According to tradition he was defeated and executed by Kalala Ilunga, founder of the Second Luba Dynasty of the Luba Empire.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nkongolo Mwamba. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nkongolo-mwamba
MLA: “Nkongolo Mwamba.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nkongolo-mwamba. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Nkongolo Mwamba.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nkongolo-mwamba.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Nkongolo Mwamba’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nkongolo-mwamba (Accessed: ).

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