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The '''Litunga''' of [[Barotseland]] (now in [[Zambia]]) is the king or [[paramount chief]] of the [[Lozi people]]. 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.
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]].
The current ''Litunga'' is [[Lubosi II]].
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===Rulers (title ''Mbumu wa Litunga'')===
===Rulers (title ''Mbumu wa Litunga'')===
*[[Nyambe]] (god)<ref>{{cite book |title=Who's who in non-classical mythology |last= |first= |authorlink= |author=Egerton Sykes, Alan Kendall |year=2001 |publisher=Routledge |location= |isbn= 9780415260404 |page=144 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xlRaVT1DOW8C&pg=PA146&dq=%22Ashanti+mythology%22&cd=1#v=onepage&q=Ashanti&f=false |accessdate=2010-05-24}}</ref>
*[[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)
*[[Mwanasolundwi Muyunda Mumbo wa Mulonga]] (demigod)
*[[Inyambo]]
*[[Inyambo]]
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*[[Yubya]]
*[[Yubya]]
*[[Mwanawina I]]  
*[[Mwanawina I]]  
*[[Mwananyanda Liwale]] (? – 1812)
*[[Mwananyanda Liwale]]
*[[Mulambwa Santulu]] (1812 – 1830)
*[[Mulambwa Santulu]] (1780 – 1830)
*[[Silumelume]] (1830) – Son of Mulambwa  
*[[Silumelume]] (1830) – Son of Mulambwa  
*[[Mubukwanu]] (1830 - 1838) – Son of Mulambwa  
*[[Mubukwanu]] (1830 - 1838) – Son of Mulambwa  
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*[[Mamochisane]] (female) (1851) – Daughter of Sebetwane
*[[Mamochisane]] (female) (1851) – Daughter of Sebetwane
*[[Sekeletu]] (1851 - 1863) – Son of Sebetwane and [[Setlutlu]]
*[[Sekeletu]] (1851 - 1863) – Son of Sebetwane and [[Setlutlu]]
*Mambili (1863)
*[[Mambili]] (1863)
*Liswaniso (in rebellion) (1863)
*[[Liswaniso]] (in rebellion) (1863)
*[[Mbololo (king)|Mbololo]] (1863 - 1864) – Brother of Sebetwane
*[[Mbololo (king)|Mbololo]] (1863 - 1864) – Brother of Sebetwane


===Rulers (title ''Mbumu wa Litunga'')===
===Rulers (title ''Mbumu wa Litunga'')===
*[[Sipopa Lutangu]] (1864 - 1876)<ref>[http://www.royalark.net/Zambia/lozi2.htm Family tree of Litungas]</ref>
*[[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)  
*[[Mowa Mamili]] – Regent (1876)  
*[[Mwanawina II]] (1876 - 1878)
*[[Mwanawina II]] (1876 - 1878)
*[[Lewanika|Lubosi I]] (1st time) (1878 - 1884)
*[[Lewanika|Lubosi I]] (1st time) (1878 - 1884)
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*Sikufele (in rebellion) (1885)
*Sikufele (in rebellion) (1885)
*[[Lewanika|Lubosi I]] (Lewanika I) (2nd time) (1885 - 1916)
*[[Lewanika|Lubosi I]] (Lewanika I) (2nd time) (1885 - 1916)
*Mokamba - Regent (1916)
*[[Mokamba - Regent]] (1916)
*[[Yeta III]] (1916 - 1945)
*[[Yeta III]] (1916 - 1945), eldest son of Lewanika I
*Shemakone Kalonga Wina -'''Regent''' (1st time) (1945 - 1946)
*[[Shemakone Kalonga Wina]] -'''Regent''' (1st time) (1945 - 1946)
*Imwiko Lewanika (1946 - 1948)
*[[Imwiko Lewanika II]] (1946 - 1948), third son of Lewanika I
*Shemakone Kalonga Wina -'''Regent''' (2nd time) (1948)
*Shemakone Kalonga Wina -'''Regent''' (2nd time) (1948)
*Mwanawina III (1948 - 1968)
*[[Mwanawina III]] (1948 - 1968), fifth son of Lewenika I
*Hastings Ndangwa Noyoo -'''Regent''' (1968)
*[[Hastings Ndangwa Noyoo]] -'''Regent''' (1968)
*Godwin Mbikusita [[Lewanika II]] (1968 - 1977)
*[[Godwin Mbikusita Lewanika II]] (1968 - 1977), ninth son of Lewanika I
*Ilute Yeta IV (1977 - 2000)
*[[Ilute Yeta IV]] (1977 - 2000), son of Yeta III
*[[Lubosi II]] Imwiko (2000–Present)
*[[Lubosi II Imwiko]] (2000–Present), son of Imwiko Lewanika II


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External link==
*[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Zambia_native.html Zambian Traditional States - World Statesment.org]


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[[Category:Traditional rulers in Zambia]]
[[Category:Traditional rulers in Zambia]]
[[Category:Zambian culture]]
[[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)

Makololo chiefs (title Morêna)

Rulers (title Mbumu wa Litunga)

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  2. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  3. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  4. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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