The Kingdom of Bailundo, also known as Bailundu, Mbailundu or Mbalundu is an Angolan Ovimbundu kingdom based in the modern-day province of Huambo, in the central highlands of Angola. It was one of the largest and most powerful Ovimbundu kingdoms.[2][3] Some news reports state the kingdom was founded in the 15th century, however oral histories and archival evidence suggest it emerged as a political entity around 1700. he kingdom was initially called Halavala.