Oukwanyama

Oukwanyama (Uukwanyama in the neighbouring Oshindonga dialect) is a traditional kingdom of the Ovambo people in what is today northern Namibia and southern Angola. Its capital is .

List of rulers[]

The Oukwanyama Kingdom and King Mandume Museum is located at . They speak the Kwanyama dialect.

The list of Oukwanyama kings, their kingdoms and estimated reigning time consists of;

• Kambungu ka Muheya (Onambambi-Onehula) around 1600
• Shitenhu (Oshiteve) around 1600
• Kawengeko (Ondjiva) around 1600
• Mushindi ua Kanhene Uandja (Ondjiva) around 1600
• Kavonga ka Haindongo (Ondjiva) around 1600
• Heita ya Muvale (Ondjiva) around 1690
• Hautolonde ya Uandja (Ondjiva) 1755-1760
• Mutota wa Haipiya (Ondjiva) 1760-1766
• Shimbilinga sha Nailambi (Ondjiva) 1766-1806
• Haihambo ya Mukwanhuli (Ondjiva) 1806-1807
• Hamangulu Nahambo ya Naivala (Ondjiva) 1807-1811
• Haimbili ya Haufiku (Ondjiva) 1811-1858
• Haikukutu yaShinangolo (Ondjiva) 1858-1859
• Sheefeni sha Hamukuyu (Ondjiva) 1859-1862
• Mweshipandeka ya Shaningika (Ondjiva) 1862-1882
• Namhadi ya Mweihanyeka (Ondjiva) 1882-1884
• Ueyulu ya Hedimbi (Ondjiva) 1884-1904
• Nande ya Hedimbi (Omukumbwaimbi) 1904–1911)
• Mandume ya Ndemufayo (Ondjiva) 1911-1917
• Cornelius Mwetupunga Shelungu (Omhedi) 1998-2005
• Martha Mwadinomho ya Kristian ya Nelumbu (Omhedi) 2005 –^[1]

See also[]

• Category:Christian mission stations in Oukwanyama

References[]

External links[]

• World Statesmen.org

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