Litunga

The Litunga of Barotseland (now in Zambia) is the king of the .^{[citation needed]} 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.^[1]

The current Litunga is .

List of Litungas[]

Rulers (title Mbumu wa Litunga)[]

• Nyambe (god)^[2]
• Mwanasolundwi Muyunda Mumbo wa Mulonga (demigod)
• Inyambo
• Yeta I
• Ngalama
• Yeta II Nalute
• Ngombala
• Yubya
• Mwanawina I
• Mwananyanda Liwale (? – 1812)
• Mulambwa Santulu (1812 – 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
• (1863)
• (in rebellion) (1863)
• Mbololo (1863 - 1864) – Brother of Sebetwane

Rulers (title Mbumu wa Litunga)[]

• Sipopa Lutangu (1864 - 1876)^{[citation needed]}
• – 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)
• (1916)
• Yeta III (1916 - 1945)
• -Regent (1st time) (1945 - 1946)
• (1946 - 1948)
• Shemakone Kalonga Wina -Regent (2nd time) (1948)
• (1948 - 1968)
• -Regent (1968)
• (1968 - 1977)
• (1977 - 2000)
• (2000–Present)

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