Mwanasolundwi Muyunda Mumbo wa Mulonga

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Mulena Yomuhulu Mbumu wa Litunga Mwanasolundwi Muyunda Mumbo wa Mulonga was a mythical ruler, High chief of the Lozi people in Zambia, Africa.

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

Biography[edit]

His father was the god Nyambe and his mother was a mortal queen named Mbuyuwamwambwa, a daughter of Mwambwa. He was a stepson of the goddess Asase Ya.[1]

He was chosen as the first male ruler of the Lozi and 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[edit]

  1. ^ Egerton Sykes, Alan Kendall (2001). Who's who in non-classical mythology. Routledge. p. 144. ISBN 9780415260404. Retrieved 2010-05-24.