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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

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

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

[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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 {{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 '''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]].
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 *[[Yubya]]
 *[[Mwanawina I]]
-*[[Mwananyanda Liwale]] (? – 1812)
+*[[Mwananyanda Liwale]]
-*[[Mulambwa Santulu]] (1812 – 1830)
+*[[Mulambwa Santulu]] (1780 – 1830)
 *[[Silumelume]] (1830) – Son of Mulambwa
 *[[Mubukwanu]] (1830 - 1838) – Son of Mulambwa
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 ===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>
-*[[Sipopa Lutangu]] (1864 - 1876){{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
 *[[Mowa Mamili]] – Regent (1876)
 *[[Mwanawina II]] (1876 - 1878)
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 *[[Lewanika|Lubosi I]] (Lewanika I) (2nd time) (1885 - 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)
-*[[Imwiko Lewanika]] (1946 - 1948)
+*[[Imwiko Lewanika II]] (1946 - 1948), third son of Lewanika I
 *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)
-*[[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==
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 [[Category:Barotseland]]
-[[Category:History of Zambia]]
+[[Category:Culture of Zambia]]
-[[Category:Zambian culture]]
 [[Category:Litungas|*]]
 [[Category:Titles of national or ethnic leadership]]