 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2024) |
Mwene Muji | |||||||||||||
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| c. 1400–c. 1900 | |||||||||||||
 A map of the Kasai River watershed. Mwene Muji controlled the territory around the Lower Kasai, stretching from Lake Mai-Ndombe and Mushie to Idiofa and the Wamba River. | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Mushie | ||||||||||||
| Mwene Muji/Nimi a Maye | |||||||||||||
• c. 1400 | Maluma Biene | ||||||||||||
• c. 1900 | Muba | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | c. 1400 | ||||||||||||
| Early 17th century | |||||||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 1900 | ||||||||||||
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Mwene Muji[a] was a polity around Lake Mai-Ndombe in the Congo Basin. Its 'empire' status is pending on further archaeological research.[1] It was of the Nunu people and the Ntote.[1]: 39 The first written record of Mwene Muji came in 1591 by Italian humanist Filippo Pigafetta.[1]: 30 It entered a severe decline in the 19th century and was surpassed by the Boma Kingdom, until Belgian conquest.
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- ^ a b c Thornton, John (2024). "Mwene Muji: A Medieval Empire in Central Africa?". The Journal of African History. 65 (1): 30–46. doi:10.1017/S0021853724000161. ISSN 0021-8537.