The following is a complete list of rulers of the Mbunda Kingdom, established in the southeast of present-day Angola, covering Moxico and Cuando Cubango Provinces.
Early monarchs
| Name | Descendants |
| King Nkuungu | |
| Queen Naama | - Prince Nkonde
- Prince Chinguli
- Princess Yamvu
- Princess Lukokesha Mema Kafu Mbwita
|
| Queen Yamvu | - Prince Katongo,
- Prince Chiti,
- Prince Nkole
|
| King Nkonde | - Prince Chinguli
- Prince Chimbangala
- Prince Yambayamba
- Prince Nkonde
- Prince Chombe
|
| King Chinguli cha Nkonde | - Princess Mbaao
- Prince Nkonde
- Prince Luputa
|
| Queen Mbaao ya Chinguli | - Princess Kaamba
- Princess Mbayi
- Prince Kwandu
- Prince Chondela
- Prince Yanike Alberto
|
Mbunda Kingdom in south-eastern Angola
| Name | Descendants |
| Vamwene Kaamba ka Mbaao | - Prince Chingwanja
- Prince Mulondola
- Prince Ndongo
- Princess Muyeji
- Princess Katheketheke
|
| King Chingwanja cha Kaamba | - Prince Lweembe
- Prince Nkonde
- Prince Nkombwe
- Prince Ndongo
- Prince Mwiinga
- Prince Kamenga
- Princess Vipalo
- Prince Luputa
|
| King Lweembe lwa Chingwanja | - Prince Katete
- Prince Mununga
- Prince Kathangila
- Prince Chondela
- Princess Mukenge
|
| King Katete ka Lweembe | |
| Queen Mukenge wa Lweembe Livindamo | - Prince Kathangila
- Princess Naama
- Princess Chioola
- Princess Muulo
- Princess Mununga
|
Migration to Moxico and Cuando Cubango
| Name | Descendants |
| King Kathangila ka Mukenge | - Prince Yambayamba Kapanda
- Prince Chingumbe
- Princess Mpande
- Princess Kamana
- Princess Muulo
|
| King Yambayamba Kapanda | - Princess Mukombe
- Princess Xwaka
- Prince Munamwene Muyakata
- Prince Munamwene Chikungwe
- Prince Munamwene Nambwa
|
| King Chingumbe | - Prince Nkombwe Kapamuka
- Prince Yembe Katete
- Prince Chitengi Chingumbe Chiyengele
- Princess Kakuhu
- Prince Mpili
|
| King Mwene Chitengi Chingumbe Chiyengele | |
| King Mwene Ngonga I Chiteta | - Prince Kathaka
- Prince Lyangongama
- Prince Vunonge
- Prince Liwanika
|
| King Nyumbu Luputa lwa Mpande |
| King Ngonga II Linjengele Kawewe | |
| King Katavola I Mwechela | |
| King Katavola II Muthangu |
| King Mwene Mbandu I Lyondthzi Kapova | - Prince Mumbamba Lyondthzi
- Prince Limbwambwa Kalyangu Lyondthzi
- Prince Kalimbwe Lyondthzi
- Prince Kameya Muyeji Lyondthzi
|
| King Mbandu II Kathzungo Xaanda | |
| King Mbandu III Mbandu Lifuti | |
Gallery
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King Mbandu I Lyondthzi Kapova, the 21st Monarch
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King Mbandu II Kathzungo Xaanda, the 22nd Monarch
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King Mwene Mbandu III Mbandu Lifuti at His coronation in 2008
See also
References
Further reading
- Abshire, D.M. and Michael Samuels, eds, Angola Handbook, London, 1965,
- Bull, M.M. Bulozi Under the Luyana Kings, London, 1973]
- Davidson, Basil, In the Eye of the Storm: Angola's People, New York, 1973,
- Duffy, J. Portuguese West Africa, Cambridge, 1961,
- White, C.M.N. Notes on the Political Organisation of the Kabompo District and its Inhabitants, African Studies, IX, (1950), pp. 185–93.
- José Redinha, Etnias e Culturas de Angola, Luanda: Instituto de Investigação Científica, 1975; reprinted fac-simile by the Associação das Universidades de Língua Portuguesa, 2009, ISBN 978-989-8271-00-6
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King Mbandu I Lyondthzi Kapova, the 21st Monarch
King Mbandu II Kathzungo Xaanda, the 22nd Monarch
King Mwene Mbandu III Mbandu Lifuti at His coronation in 2008