Mboo Mwanasilundu Muyunda

Mboo Mwanasilundu Muyunda is regarded as the first Litunga (king) of the Lozi Kingdom in Zambia.: 24 

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. His mother was a mortal queen named Mbuyuwamwambwa, a daughter of Mwambwa.

He was chosen as the first male ruler of the Lozi. He 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

  1. ↑ Mainga, Mutumba (1973). "Founding of the Lozi State and emergence of a Luyana central kingship". Bulozi under the Luyana Kings: Political Evolution and State Formation in Pre-Colonial Zambia. Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-64073-3.
  2. 1 2 "Royalty in the lands of the Lozi". Barotseland. Retrieved September 22, 2025.