Mwata Yamvo

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Mwata Yamvo was a 16th-century founding ruler of the Lunda Empire, and the title given to all subsequent rulers or paramount chiefs of the Lunda (or Luunda or Ruund) people to the present day. [1] The name has variety of spellings: Mwaante Yah-mvu, Mwaant Yaav, Muata Jamvo, Mwata Yamfwa.

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  1. Page, Melvin E. (2003). Colonialism: An International Social, Cultural, and Political Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 356. ISBN   9781576073353.