List of Ngolas of Ndongo
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The following is an incomplete List of Ngolas
Ngola (ruler)
Ngola was the title for rulers of the Ndongo kingdom which existed from the 14th to the 17th century in what is now Angola. The full title was "Ngola a Kiluanje", which is often shortened to simply "Ngola", hence the name of the modern country....

 of Ndongo
, a pre-colonial West Central African state in what is now Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

. The full title of those whom ruled over the Mbundu kingdom of Ndongo was Ngola a Kilanje. The kingdom was south of Kongo
Kingdom of Kongo
The Kingdom of Kongo was an African kingdom located in west central Africa in what are now northern Angola, Cabinda, the Republic of the Congo, and the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

. The last ruling dynasty moved east to the nearby kingdom of Matamba and continued independently until 1741.

Rulers of Ndongo as a BaKongo Tributary

  • King Ngola-a-Nzinga (ruled c.1358)
  • King Ngola Kiluanje Inene (c. 1515–1556)

Rulers of Ndongo as an Independent State

  • King Ndambi a Ngola (1556–-c.1562)
  • King Ngola Kiluanje kia Ndambi (c. 1562-c. 1575)
  • King Njinga Ngola Kilombo kia Kasenda (c. 1575–1592)
  • King Mbandi Ngola Kiluanje (1592-1617)
  • King Ngola Nzinga Mbandi (1617-1624)
  • Queen Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande
    Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
    Nzinga Mbande , also known as Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande, was a 17th century queen of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of the Mbundu people in southwestern Africa.-Early life:...

     (ruled 1624-1626)

Rulers of Ndongo under Portuguese Vassalage

  • King Hari a Kiluanje (ruled 1626)
  • King Ngola Hari (ruled 1626-1657)

Rulers of Ndongo-Matamba

  • Queen Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande
    Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
    Nzinga Mbande , also known as Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande, was a 17th century queen of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of the Mbundu people in southwestern Africa.-Early life:...

     (ruled 1657-1663)

Rulers of rump state of Pungo a Ndongo

  • Queen Mukambu Mbandi (ruled 1663 - 1671; after the death of her sister, Queen Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande)
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