Savanna kingdom of the upper Congo basin and model for later Central African states.
A succession dispute split the kingdom in 1889, ending unified Luba rule; the fragmented state was subsequently absorbed into Leopold II's Congo Free State.
The atlas holds 3 border frames for Kingdom of Luba — the shape you scrub through changes in 1400 · 1565 · 1740.
The classic history of the Central African savanna states, including the Luba kingdom and its model of kingship.
Vansina's reconstruction of the deep political history of west-central African societies (broad regional context).