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.

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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

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

Bulozi Plain associatedKingdom Lozi kingdom
this entity surface form: Lozi Kingdom
Barotseland region associatedWith Lozi kingdom
subject surface form: Barotseland
this entity surface form: Lozi Kingdom
Barotseland region associatedWith Lozi kingdom
subject surface form: Barotseland
this entity surface form: Barotse Kingdom
Kololo ruledOver Lozi kingdom