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{{Distinguish|Litungu}}

The '''King''' of [[Barotseland]] (now in [[Zambia]]) is the king or [[paramount chief]] of the ZAMBIA.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} The ''PREDITAH'' 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 '''Litunga''' of [[Barotseland]] ([[Zambia|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 |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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===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)
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*[[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}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Zambia_native.html Zambian Traditional States - World Statesment.org]


[[Category:Barotseland]]
[[Category:Barotseland]]
[[Category:History of Zambia]]
[[Category:Culture of Zambia]]
[[Category:Zambian culture]]
[[Category:Litungas|*]]
[[Category:Litungas|*]]
[[Category:Titles of national or ethnic leadership]]
[[Category:Titles of national or ethnic leadership]]

Latest revision as of 20:49, 4 September 2024

Not to be confused with Litungu.

The Litunga of Barotseland (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

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Rulers (title Mbumu wa Litunga)

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Makololo chiefs (title Morêna)

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Rulers (title Mbumu wa Litunga)

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References

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  1. ^ "Litungas of Barotseland". www.barotseland.net. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  2. ^ "Kuomboka Ceremony of the Lozi People: Mongu, Zambia". DevelopmentEducation.ie. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  3. ^ Egerton Sykes, Alan Kendall (2001). Who's who in non-classical mythology. Routledge. p. 144. ISBN 9780415260404. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  4. ^ Holub, Emil. Seven Years in South Africa, volume 2.
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