Rulers of Luba

Territory located in present-day (Congo)

muLopwe = Kings/emperors

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
1585	Foundation of the Luba kingdom
c.1800 to ????	Kasongo Kukaya, muLopwe	In rebellion
1809 to 1837	Kumwimba Ngombe, muLopwe
1837 to 1837	Ndaye Muzinga, muLopwe	Usurper
1837 to 1864	Ilunga Kabale, muLopwe
1864 to 1865	Maloba Konkola, muLopwe
1865 to 1869	Kitamba, muLopwe
1869 to 1886	Kasongo a Kalombo, muLopwe
1886 to 1889	Nday a Mande, muLopwe
Division into two royal lineages
Kasongo Lineage
1889 to October 1917	Kasongo a Nyembo, muLopwe
1917 to 1935	Umpafu Ilunga Kumwimba, muLopwe
1935 to 1957	Ilunga Kisuku, muLopwe
1957 to 1964	Kasongo a Nyembo, muLopwe
1964 to 1964	Kisula Ngoy, muLopwe
Kabongo Lineage
1889 to 1946	Kabongo Kumwimba Tshimbu, muLopwe
1946 to 25 October 1960	Kabongo Boniface Kalowa, muLopwe (Ilunga Balowa Boniface) (Dibwe Kalowa Boniface)
October 1960 to c1980	Kabongo Makassa Dibwe, muLopwe
c1980 to present?	Kumwimba Kabongo Kansh'imbu, muLopwe