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The '''Litunga''' of [[Barotseland]] (now in [[Zambia]]) is the king | {{Distinguish|Litungu}} | ||
The '''Litunga''' of [[Barotseland]] (now in [[Zambia]]) is the king of the [[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 | *[[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]] | *[[Mwananyanda Liwale]] | ||
*[[Mulambwa Santulu]] ( | *[[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> | *[[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 | *[[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]] | *[[Lubosi II Imwiko]] (2000–Present), son of Imwiko Lewanika II | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Barotseland]] | [[Category:Barotseland]] | ||
