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c. 1390 ? 1567 ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Kongo
The
Kilukeni
were members of the
Lukeni
kanda
or
House of Kilukeni
, the ruling dynasty of the
Kingdom of Kongo
from its inception in the late 14th century until the 1567 with the rise of the
House of Kwilu
.
[1]
The Kilukeni were springboard for most of the major factions that battled for control of Kongo during its
civil war
.
Etymology
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In
KiKongo
the language of the kingdom of Kongo, the name of the kanda is
Lukeni
. It is taken from the first name of the founder of the kingdom,
Lukeni lua Nimi
.
[1]
Lukeni lua Nimi ruled around the 1390s before the throne was handed down to his cousins.
History
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Beginning with the reign of
Nkuwu a Ntinu
, a son of
Lukeni
and the last non-Catholic
mwenekongo
, the throne passed from father to son. Occasionally there were usurpations, but the crown stayed within the lineage of the founder until 1567 when a king from the region of
Nsi Kwilu
,
Alvaro I
ascended after the last of the Kilukeni died in battle against the
Anziku Kingdom
.
References
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a
b
Thornton, John: "Elite Women in the Kingdom of Kongo: Historical Perspectives on Women's Political Power", page 445. The Journal of African History, Vol. 47, 2006
See also
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Awenekongo of the
Kilukeni
kanda (1390?1567)
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Awenekongo of the
Kwilu
kanda (1567?1622)
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Awenekongo of the
Nkanga a Mvika
kanda (1622?1626)
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Mwenekongo of the
Kwilu
kanda (1626?1636)
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Awenekongo of the
Kimpanzu
kanda (1636)
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Awenekongo of the
Kinlaza
kanda (1636?1665)
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Civil War
Awenekongo (1665?1678)
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Post-Civil War states
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Awenekongo after
the recapture of Sao Salvador (1709?1891)
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Awenekongo after
1881 vassalage treaty with Portugal (1891?1914)
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Pretenders to the Kongo throne since 1914
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