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Mbololo (king)
Mbololo (or Mpololo) was a Litunga (chief) of Makololo tribe, a successor of Liswaniso. He ruled from 1863 to 1864. He was the last king of the Makololo dynasty. Biography Family Mbololo was a brother of the King Sebetwane and uncle of the Queen Mamochisane and King Sekeletu. Reign He was a successor of the king Liswaniso and he seized the kingship in 1863. He was even more unpopular then Sekeletu. He was very cruel and was overthrown by a force led by a Lozi contingent from the north in August 1864. After his death general Njekwa destroyed Makololo. View of Coillard The French missionary François Coillard, who had read much of David Livingstone David Livingstone (; 19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, and pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of t ...’s work noted: SourcesMakololo interregnum and the legacy of David Livingston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litunga
The Litunga of Barotseland (now in Zambia) is the king of the Barotse people. 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. The current ''Litunga'' is Lubosi II. List of Litungas Rulers (title ''Mbumu wa Litunga'') *Nyambe (god) * 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 re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |