Mbaba

Mbamba was a southern province of the kingdom of Kongo, governed by a powerful noble appointed within the kingdom's political order. In the early sixteenth century its territory expanded south and west toward the coast, with royal armies taking part in campaigns against neighbouring rulers. The province later figured in struggles among Kongo's leading families. In the early seventeenth century members of the da Silva family held authority in Mbamba and also played a prominent role in Soyo.