Mboo Mwanasilundu Muyunda

Mboo Mwanasilundu Muyunda is regarded as the first Litunga (king) of the Lozi Kingdom in Zambia.[1]: 24 

He was a king of Lozi and a demigod, one of the sacred high chiefs of Barotseland.

Biography

His father was the god Nyambe. His mother was a mortal queen named Mbuyuwamwambwa, a daughter of Mwambwa.[2] He was a stepson of the goddess Asase Ya.[3]

He was chosen as the first male ruler of the Lozi.[2] 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.

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. ^ a b "Royalty in the lands of the Lozi". Barotseland. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  3. ^ Egerton Sykes, Alan Kendall (2001). Who's who in non-classical mythology. Routledge. p. 144. ISBN 9780415260404. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
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