<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Government </Td> <Td> Monarchy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> King </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> c. 1390s </Td> <Td> Lukeni lua Nimi (first) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1911--1914 </Td> <Td> Manuel III (last) </Td> </Tr>

The best known of the powerful kingdoms in central africa was