Mboo Mwanasilundu Muyunda
Mythical ruler of the Lozi people in Zambia
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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.