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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lozi Kingdom | 2 |
| Barotse Kingdom | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
kingdom
ⓘ
precolonial African state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Barotse kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Barotseland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
cattle herding
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ floodplain agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnonymDerivedFrom | Lozi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Lealui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Western Province of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDrySeasonCapital | Lealui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Lozi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImportantInstitution | Kuta (royal council) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImportantRiver | Zambezi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalSystem | customary law ⓘ |
| hasMonarchResidence |
Lealui royal palace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limulunga royal palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCustom | royal barge Nalikwanda in Kuomboka ceremony GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRainySeasonCapital | Limulunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Barotse Floodplain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRulerTitle | Litunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRulingDynasty | Lozi royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure | hierarchical chieftaincy system ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalTitleForQueenMother | Mukwae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageInfluence | Kololo (Sesotho-related language) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | regional trade networks ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Northern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | Kuomboka ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Silozi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterDominatedBy | Kololo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Zambezi floodplain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day western Zambia ⓘ |
| maintained | tributary relationships with neighboring groups ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryNowIn | Republic of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British protectorate of Barotseland-North-Western Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfKololoDomination | 19th century ⓘ |
| politicalCenter | Barotse Floodplain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precolonialStatus | independent polity ⓘ |
| regainedControlFrom | Kololo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regainedControlInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| religion | African traditional religion ⓘ |
| resultedIn | formation of Silozi as a mixed language ⓘ |
| successor | Barotseland under British protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSeasonalMigration | movement between Lealui and Limulunga ⓘ |
| uses | complex floodplain management ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lozi Kingdom
subject surface form:
Barotseland
this entity surface form:
Lozi Kingdom
subject surface form:
Barotseland
this entity surface form:
Barotse Kingdom