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The '''Litunga''' of [[Barotseland]] (now in [[Zambia]]) is the king of the [[Lozi people|Barotse people]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Litungas of Barotseland |url=http://www.barotseland.net/litunga1.htm |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=www.barotseland.net}}</ref> The ''Litunga'' resides near the [[Zambezi River]] and the town of [[Mongu]], at [[Lealui]] on the floodplain in the dry season, and on higher ground at [[Limulunga]] on the edge of the floodplain in the wet season. The ''Litunga'' moves between these locations in what is known as the [[Kuomboka]] ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kuomboka Ceremony of the Lozi People: Mongu, Zambia|url=http://wp5.developmenteducation.ie/gallery/kuomboka-ceremony-of-the-lozi-people-mongu-zambia-april-2009/|website=DevelopmentEducation.ie|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref> | |||
The current ''Litunga'' is [[Lubosi II]]. | |||
==List of Litungas== | |||
===Rulers (title ''Mbumu wa Litunga'')=== | |||
*[[Nyambe]] (god)<ref>{{cite book |title=Who's who in non-classical mythology |author=Egerton Sykes, Alan Kendall |year=2001 |publisher=Routledge |isbn= 9780415260404 |page=144 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xlRaVT1DOW8C&dq=Ashanti&pg=PA146 |access-date=2010-05-24}}</ref> | |||
*[[Mwanasolundwi Muyunda Mumbo wa Mulonga]] (demigod) | |||
*[[Inyambo]] | |||
*[[Yeta I]] | |||
*[[Ngalama]] | |||
*[[Yeta II Nalute]] | |||
*[[Ngombala]] | |||
*[[Yubya]] | |||
*[[Mwanawina I]] | |||
*[[Mwananyanda Liwale]] | |||
*[[Mulambwa Santulu]] (1780 – 1830) | |||
*[[Silumelume]] (1830) – Son of Mulambwa | |||
*[[Mubukwanu]] (1830 - 1838) – Son of Mulambwa | |||
*Imasiku (1838) – Son of Mubukwanu | |||
===Makololo chiefs (title ''Morêna'')=== | |||
*[[Sebetwane]] (1838 - 1851) | |||
*[[Mamochisane]] (female) (1851) – Daughter of Sebetwane | |||
*[[Sekeletu]] (1851 - 1863) – Son of Sebetwane and [[Setlutlu]] | |||
*[[Mambili]] (1863) | |||
*[[Liswaniso]] (in rebellion) (1863) | |||
*[[Mbololo (king)|Mbololo]] (1863 - 1864) – Brother of Sebetwane | |||
===Rulers (title ''Mbumu wa Litunga'')=== | |||
*[[Sipopa Lutangu]] (1864 - 1876)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Holub |first=Emil |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Seven_Years_in_South_Africa/Volume_2/Chapter_7 |title=Seven Years in South Africa, volume 2}}</ref> | |||
*[[Mowa Mamili]] – Regent (1876) | |||
*[[Mwanawina II]] (1876 - 1878) | |||
*[[Lewanika|Lubosi I]] (1st time) (1878 - 1884) | |||
*[[Akufuna Tatila]] (1884 - 1885) | |||
*Sikufele (in rebellion) (1885) | |||
*[[Lewanika|Lubosi I]] (Lewanika I) (2nd time) (1885 - 1916) | |||
*[[Mokamba - Regent]] (1916) | |||
*[[Yeta III]] (1916 - 1945), eldest son of Lewanika I | |||
*[[Shemakone Kalonga Wina]] -'''Regent''' (1st time) (1945 - 1946) | |||
*[[Imwiko Lewanika II]] (1946 - 1948), third son of Lewanika I | |||
*Shemakone Kalonga Wina -'''Regent''' (2nd time) (1948) | |||
*[[Mwanawina III]] (1948 - 1968), fifth son of Lewenika I | |||
*[[Hastings Ndangwa Noyoo]] -'''Regent''' (1968) | |||
*[[Godwin Mbikusita Lewanika II]] (1968 - 1977), ninth son of Lewanika I | |||
*[[Ilute Yeta IV]] (1977 - 2000), son of Yeta III | |||
*[[Lubosi II Imwiko]] (2000–Present), son of Imwiko Lewanika II | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Barotseland]] | |||
[[Category:History of Zambia]] | |||
[[Category:Litungas]] | |||
[[Category:Traditional rulers in Zambia]] | |||
[[Category:Culture and traditions of Zambia]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:46, 17 January 2023
The Litunga of Barotseland (now in Zambia) is the king of the Barotse people.[1] The Litunga resides near the Zambezi River and the town of Mongu, at Lealui on the floodplain in the dry season, and on higher ground at Limulunga on the edge of the floodplain in the wet season. The Litunga moves between these locations in what is known as the Kuomboka ceremony.[2]
The current Litunga is Lubosi II.
List of Litungas
Rulers (title Mbumu wa Litunga)
- Nyambe (god)[3]
- Mwanasolundwi Muyunda Mumbo wa Mulonga (demigod)
- Inyambo
- Yeta I
- Ngalama
- Yeta II Nalute
- Ngombala
- Yubya
- Mwanawina I
- Mwananyanda Liwale
- Mulambwa Santulu (1780 – 1830)
- Silumelume (1830) – Son of Mulambwa
- Mubukwanu (1830 - 1838) – Son of Mulambwa
- Imasiku (1838) – Son of Mubukwanu
Makololo chiefs (title Morêna)
- Sebetwane (1838 - 1851)
- Mamochisane (female) (1851) – Daughter of Sebetwane
- Sekeletu (1851 - 1863) – Son of Sebetwane and Setlutlu
- Mambili (1863)
- Liswaniso (in rebellion) (1863)
- Mbololo (1863 - 1864) – Brother of Sebetwane
Rulers (title Mbumu wa Litunga)
- Sipopa Lutangu (1864 - 1876)[4]
- Mowa Mamili – Regent (1876)
- Mwanawina II (1876 - 1878)
- Lubosi I (1st time) (1878 - 1884)
- Akufuna Tatila (1884 - 1885)
- Sikufele (in rebellion) (1885)
- Lubosi I (Lewanika I) (2nd time) (1885 - 1916)
- Mokamba - Regent (1916)
- Yeta III (1916 - 1945), eldest son of Lewanika I
- Shemakone Kalonga Wina -Regent (1st time) (1945 - 1946)
- Imwiko Lewanika II (1946 - 1948), third son of Lewanika I
- Shemakone Kalonga Wina -Regent (2nd time) (1948)
- Mwanawina III (1948 - 1968), fifth son of Lewenika I
- Hastings Ndangwa Noyoo -Regent (1968)
- Godwin Mbikusita Lewanika II (1968 - 1977), ninth son of Lewanika I
- Ilute Yeta IV (1977 - 2000), son of Yeta III
- Lubosi II Imwiko (2000–Present), son of Imwiko Lewanika II
References
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- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
