Mbayi Kafwemb

Mbayi Kafwemb (b. 17th century) was the King and founder of the Bakwa Dishi.

He was a direct descendant of the Tshibinda Ilunga, the cilizing hero and founder of the Lunda Empire whose son was the first Mwata Yamvo.

During the reign of Mwata Mutomb, the first Mwata Yamvo; the Lunda disputed his authority, following numerous civil wars he and the royal family capitulated and cut all ties with them and started a migration.

Mbayi Kafwemb ended four generations of migration by settling his people around a salt lake which is now drained, and established the Kingdom of the Bakwa Dishi which is now the territory of Miabi in the Kasai-Oriental province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The descendant of Mbayi Kafwemb are known as the Bena Mbayi (sons of Mbayi), which is the ruling clan of the Bakwa Dishi.

• Andre-Philippe Futa is a direct descendant of Mbayi Kafwemb.

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