The Kingdom of Luba or Luba Empire (1585–1889) was a pre-colonial Central African state that arose in the marshy grasslands of the Upemba Depression in what is now southern Congo. muLopwe = Kings/emperors See also Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Heads of government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Heads of state of the Congo Free State Colonial heads of Congo Rulers of Katanga Rulers of Kuba Rulers of Ruund (Luunda) Rulers of Kasongo Luunda (Yaka) Rulers of Kongo Congo, Republic of the Presidents of the Republic of the Congo Lists of office-holders Luba