'''Mwene Muji'''{{Efn|Also called '''Monmuge''', '''Moenemugi''', and '''Nimiamye'''.}} was a polity around [[Lake Mai-Ndombe]] in the [[Congo Basin]]. Its 'empire' status is pending on further archaeological research.<ref name="Thornton 2024">{{Cite journal |last=Thornton |first=John |date=2024 |title=Mwene Muji: A Medieval Empire in Central Africa? |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-african-history/article/mwene-muji-a-medieval-empire-in-central-africa/2F2D9F46069847DC655F171B75636D27 |journal=The Journal of African History |language=en |volume=65 |issue=1 |pages=30–46 |doi=10.1017/S0021853724000161 |issn=0021-8537}}</ref> It was of the [[Nunu people|Nunu]] people and the [[Ntote people|Ntote]].<ref name="Thornton 2024" />{{Rp|page=39}} The first written record of Mwene Muji came in 1591 by Italian [[Renaissance humanism|humanist]] [[Filippo Pigafetta]].<ref name="Thornton 2024"/>{{rp|page=30}} It entered a severe decline in the 19th century and was surpassed by the [[Boma Kingdom]], until Belgian conquest.