Kisenge

Kisenge is a chiefly name among the Chokwe of the upper Kasai country. Lunda and Chokwe traditions connect their peoples through stories of common ancestry, while their rulers held authority over distinct communities. From the seventeenth century the Lunda political network expanded across the basin and into eastern Angola. Chokwe chiefdoms in turn emerged as regional powers in the early nineteenth century, preserving their own traditions of leadership and descent.