Lozi kingdom

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The Lozi kingdom was a precolonial African state in present-day western Zambia, known for its centralized monarchy, complex floodplain-based society, and later domination by the Kololo people in the 19th century.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Lozi kingdom canonical 4
Lozi Kingdom 2
Barotse Kingdom 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf kingdom ⓘ
precolonial African state ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Barotse kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Lozi kingdom
continent Africa ⓘ
country Barotseland ⓘ
linked to: Barotseland Kingdom
economyBasedOn cattle herding ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
floodplain agriculture ⓘ
ethnonymDerivedFrom Lozi ⓘ
governmentType centralized monarchy ⓘ
hasCapital Lealui ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion Western Province of Zambia ⓘ
hasDrySeasonCapital Lealui ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Lozi people ⓘ
hasImportantInstitution Kuta (royal council) ⓘ
hasImportantRiver Zambezi River ⓘ
hasLegalSystem customary law ⓘ
hasMonarchResidence Lealui royal palace ⓘ
Limulunga royal palace ⓘ
hasNotableCustom royal barge Nalikwanda in Kuomboka ceremony ⓘ
hasRainySeasonCapital Limulunga ⓘ
hasRegion Barotse Floodplain ⓘ
hasRulerTitle Litunga ⓘ
hasRulingDynasty Lozi royal family ⓘ
hasSocialStructure hierarchical chieftaincy system ⓘ
hasTraditionalTitleForQueenMother Mukwae ⓘ
historicalLanguageInfluence Kololo (Sesotho-related language) ⓘ
linked to: Kololo language
influencedBy regional trade networks ⓘ
integratedInto Northern Rhodesia ⓘ
knownFor Kuomboka ceremony ⓘ
language Silozi ⓘ
laterDominatedBy Kololo people ⓘ
locatedIn Zambezi floodplain ⓘ
present-day western Zambia ⓘ
maintained tributary relationships with neighboring groups ⓘ
modernTerritoryNowIn Republic of Zambia ⓘ
linked to: Zambia
partOf British protectorate of Barotseland-North-Western Rhodesia ⓘ
linked to: Northern Rhodesia
periodOfKololoDomination 19th century ⓘ
politicalCenter Barotse Floodplain ⓘ
precolonialStatus independent polity ⓘ
regainedControlFrom Kololo people ⓘ
regainedControlInCentury 19th century ⓘ
religion African traditional religion ⓘ
resultedIn formation of Silozi as a mixed language ⓘ
successor Barotseland under British protectorate ⓘ
usedSeasonalMigration movement between Lealui and Limulunga ⓘ
uses complex floodplain management ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kololo → ruledOver → Lozi kingdom ⓘ
Barotseland → associatedWith → Lozi Kingdom ⓘ
subject linked to: Barotseland region
linked to: Lozi kingdom
Barotseland → associatedWith → Barotse Kingdom ⓘ
subject linked to: Barotseland region
linked to: Lozi kingdom
Bulozi Plain → associatedKingdom → Lozi Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Lozi kingdom
Lewanika I → territoryRuled → Lozi kingdom ⓘ
subject linked to: Lewanika I (Lozi)
Kololo conquest of Barotseland → associatedWith → Lozi royal capital (Lealui region) ⓘ
linked to: Lozi kingdom
Lozi kingdom → alsoKnownAs → Barotse kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Lozi kingdom