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Mythical ruler of the Lozi people in Zambia
Mulena Yomuhulu Mbumu wa Litunga Mwanasolundwi Muyunda Mumbo wa Mulonga was a mythical ruler, High
chief of the
Lozi people in
Zambia ,
Africa .
He was a king of Lozi and a
demigod , one of the sacred high chiefs of
Barotseland .[
citation needed ]
Biography
His father was the god
Nyambe and his mother was a mortal
queen named Mbuyuwamwambwa, a daughter of Mwambwa. He was a stepson of the goddess
Asase Ya .
[1]
He was chosen as the first male ruler of the Lozi and extended his realm by conquering the ba-Mishulundu, ba-Namale, ba-Mulinga, ba-Upangoma, ba-Liuwa, ba-Muenyi and the Mambowe.
His wife was Chiefess Malundwelo.[
citation needed ]
He died at
Ikatulamwa and is buried there.
References
Rulers (title Mbumu wa Litunga ) Makololo chiefs (title Morêna ) Rulers (title Mbumu wa Litunga )
Sipopa Lutangu (1864–1876)
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)
Shemakone Kalonga Wina -Regent (1st time) (1945–1946)
Imwiko Lewanika (1946–1948)
Shemakone Kalonga Wina -Regent (2nd time) (1948)
Mwanawina III (1948–1968)
Hastings Ndangwa Noyoo -Regent (1968)
Godwin Mbikusita
Lewanika II (1968–1977)
Ilute Yeta IV (1977–2000)
Lubosi II Imwiko (2000–present)