Lunda Reich , historical Bantu speaking African state founded in the 16th century in the Upper region Kasai River (Northeast today) Angola and Western Democratic Republic of the Congo ). Although the The Lunda had lived in the area from the start, you rich was founded by invaders coming west from Luba. Between 1600 and 1750, bands of Lunda adventurers established numerous satellites ( see Kazanje ; Kazembe ; Luba-Lunda States ). The Lunda Empire consisted of a centralized core, a ring of provinces closely associated with the capital, an outer ring of provinces tributary but otherwise autonomous , and a fringe of independent kingdoms sharing a common Lunda- Culture shared . So the imperial borders were only loosely defined.
Britannica Quiz Destination Africa:Fact or Fiction? Is Africa's northernmost point further north than Europe's southernmost point? See if your geographical knowledge points north or south on this journey through Africa. Lunda traded with both the Arabs on Indian Ocean and from about 1650 with the Portuguese on the Atlantic. The main exports were ivory and slaves; Imports include cloth and weapons. The empire reached its peak of power in the 1850s. After that, its power was increased by the incursions of the neighboring Undermine Chokwe . Portuguese troops arrived from Angola in the west and Belgians from the in 1884 Congo Free State in Northeast 1898. Lunda was divided between them. Guerrilla warfare against the Congo Free State lasted until 1909, when the Lunda leaders were captured and executed.