Nlaza of Kongo

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| name = Nlaza

| title = Mwene Kongo

|dynasty = Lukeni kanda

| reign = c. 1435-c. 1450

| predecessor = Nanga

| successor = Nkuwu a Ntinu

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| birth_date = c. 1407

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| death_date = c. 1450 (aged at least 42/43)

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Nlaza of Kongo was a manikongo from the Lukeni kanda dynasty and the 3rd ruler of the Central African kingdom of Kongo in the early 15th century. Little is known about him or his reign other than he was one of two cousins of Kongo's founder, Lukeni lua Nimi.{{cite journal |last1=Thornton |first1=John K. |title=Elite women in the kingdom of Kongo: Historical perspectives on women's political power |journal=The Journal of African History |date=November 2006 |volume=47 |issue=3 |pages=437–460 |doi=10.1017/S0021853706001812|s2cid=145136736 }}

He and Quinanga of Kongo were kings between Lukeni lua Nimi, the first king, and Nkuwu a Ntinu, the fourth.