Lukeni lua Nimi

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. He conquered the kingdom of Mwene.

Lukeni lua Nimi
Mwene Kongo, Founder of the Kingdom of Kongo Dia Ntotlia
Drawing by Milora Lipscomb
SuccessorNanga of Kongo
Bornaround 1380
Died1420
DynastyLukeni kanda
FatherNimi a Nzima
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