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Lozi kingdom
Precolonial state in Southern Africa
Lozi kingdom
The Lozi kingdom or Barotseland, was a state located in modern-day western Zambia belonging to the Lozi people (called Luyi or Luyana before the 19th century). In the late-19th century, the state covered around 150,000 sq mi (390,000 km2), and Lozi influence stretched to the Kwito River in the west, the Linyanti–Chobe and Zambezi rivers in the south, the Kafue River in the east, and the Luena-Zambezi confluence in the north. The kingdom was likely founded in the 17th century in modern-day Kalabo District, following a migration from the Lunda Empire, with its first Litunga (king) being Mboo Mwanasilundu Muyunda. During his reign, two royal relatives, Mwanambinyi and Mange, split from the kingdom to establish their own polities. The 4th Litunga, Ngalama, reconquered these polities and expanded the kingdom further to encompass the entire Bulozi Plain. The 6th Litunga, Ngombala, established a subordinate centre of power in the south to increase control over these new lands and he extended Lozi...
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