Mboo Mwanasilundu Muyunda

Mythical ruler of the Lozi people in Zambia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

He died at Ikatulamwa and is buried there.

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