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Where did Lunda living near the upper Lulua and Kasai rivers assimilate political ideas from?

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In the 16th cent. Lunda living near the upper Lulua and Kasai rivers assimilated political ideas from the Luba (especially regarding divine kingship and bureaucratic administration) and formed a kingdom ruled by the mwata yamvo, or king.

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