Silumelume
Silumelume | |
|---|---|
Chief of Barotseland | |
 Map of Barotseland in Zambia, kingdom of Silumelume | |
| Succeeded by | Mubukwanu (brother) |
| Personal details | |
| Relations | Mulambwa Santulu (father) Monambeza (sister) |
| Children | Maselokwa and Kutauka[citation needed] |
Mulena Yomuhulu Mbumu wa Litunga Selumelume Muimui (or Silumelume) was a Chief of Barotseland in Africa.[1]
Family and life
Silumelume was a son of the King Mulambwa Santulu and thus grandson of King Mwanawina I.
Lozi people believed that he was a descendant of god Nyambe.[citation needed]
He became a king in 1835 after his father died, but his brother Mubukwanu was not pleased with that.[2]
Death
Silumelume was in fact chosen by the nation's council, but he was soon assassinated, perhaps on the instructions of his brother, who thereupon succeeded him.[3]
He was killed by Mwene Siengale during a session of the Khotla and was buried at Namaweshi.
Children
His wife is unknown, but his children were Maselokwa and Kutauka (gender unknown).
Sources
- Makololo interregnum and the legacy of David Livingstone (PDF)
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Rulers of Barotseland
- Nyambe (god)
- Mwanasolundwi Muyunda Mumbo wa Mulonga (demigod)
- Inyambo
- Yeta I
- Ngalama
- Yeta II Nalute
- Ngombala
- Yubya
- Mwanawina I
- Mwananyanda Liwale (?–1812)
- Mulambwa Santulu (1812–1830)
- Silumelume (1830) – Son of Mulambwa
- Mubukwanu (1830–1838) – Son of Mulambwa
- Imasiku (1838) – Son of Mubukwanu
- Sebetwane (1838–1851)
- Mamochisane (female) (1851)
- Sekeletu (1851–1863)
- Mambili (1863)
- Liswaniso (in rebellion) (1863)
- Mbololo (1863–1864) – Brother of Sebetwane
- Sipopa Lutangu (1864–1876)
- Mowa Mamili – Regent (1876)
- Mwanawina II (1876–1878)
- Lubosi I (1st time) (1878–1884)
- Akufuna Tatila (1884–1885)
- Sikufele (in rebellion) (1885)
- Lubosi I (Lewanika I) (2nd time) (1885–1916)
- Mokamba – Regent (1916)
- Yeta III (1916–1945)
- Shemakone Kalonga Wina -Regent (1st time) (1945–1946)
- Imwiko Lewanika (1946–1948)
- Shemakone Kalonga Wina -Regent (2nd time) (1948)
- Mwanawina III (1948–1968)
- Hastings Ndangwa Noyoo -Regent (1968)
- Godwin Mbikusita Lewanika II (1968–1977)
- Ilute Yeta IV (1977–2000)
- Lubosi II Imwiko (2000–present)
