| width="18%"|Tenure | width="40%"|Incumbent | width="10%"|Notes |
| i>c.550 | colspan="2"|Foundation of the Kuba kingdom (traditional date) |
| olspan="3"|Nyim/(Nyimi) (Kings) |
| small>1600 | Shyaam aMbul aNgoong
(Shamba Bolongongo) | United Kuba |
| olspan="3"|Bushoong Dynasty |
| small>1776 to 1810 | Kot aMbul, Nyim
Kata Mbula | |
| small>1810 to 1840 | Miko miMbul, Nyim
Mikope Mbula | |
| small>1840 to 1885 | Mbop aMabiinc maMbul, Nyim
Bope Mobinji | |
| small>1885 to 1890 | Miko aMabiinc maMbul, Nyim
Mikope Mobinji | |
| small>1890 to 1896 | Kot aMbweeky aMileng, Nyim
Koto Mboke | |
| small>1896 to 1900 | Misha aPelyeeng, Nyim
Mishanga Pelenge | |
| small>1900 to 1900 | Miko aPelyeeng, Nyim
Mikope Pelenge | |
| small>1900 to 1900 | Mbop Pelyeeng II, Nyim
Bope Pelenge | |
| small>1900 to ???? | Mingashanga Bake, Nyim | |
| small>1900 to 1900 | Kot aKyeen, Nyim
Kwete Kena | |
| small>1900 to 1901 | Mbop aKyeen, Nyim
Bope Kena | |
| small>1901 to 1902 | Miko miKyeen, Nyim
Mikope Kena | |
| small>1902 to 1916 | Kot aPe, Nyim
Kwete Peshanga Kena | |
| small>1916 to 1919 | Mbop aMabiinc maMbweeky, Nyim
Bope Mobinji Boke | |
| small>1919 to 1939 | Kot aMabiinc maKyeen, Nyim
Kwete Mobinji Kena | |
| small>1939 to September 1969 | Mbop aMabiinc maKyeen, Nyim
Bope Mobinji Kena | |
| small>September 1969 to present | Kot aMbweeky aShyaang, Nyim
Kwete Mboke | |