Ambundu

The Ambundu were Kimbundu-speaking people of the highlands north of the Kwanza River. Among their states was Ndongo, whose ruler bore the title ngola and whose lands lay between the Kwanza and Lukala rivers.

In 1518 Ngola Kiluanji sent envoys to Portugal, and a Portuguese mission reached Ndongo in 1520. War followed in 1579; a Portuguese army attacking the capital Kabasa was defeated in 1590 after Ndongo allied with Matamba.