List of Rulers "Chikulamayembe" of Nkamanga (Malawi):
width=20% align=left | Term | width=30% align=left | Incumbent | width=40% align=left | Notes |
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c.1795 | Foundation of Nkamanga state | ||||
?to ? | Gonapamuhanya (a.k.a. Nkhalapamuhanya),[1] Chikulamayembe | ||||
?to ? | Kampungu, Chikulamayembe | ||||
?to ? | Pitamkusa, Chikulamayembe | ||||
?to ? | Bwati I, Chikulamayembe | Originally Cayeka | |||
?to ? | Bwati II, Chikulamayembe | ||||
?to ? | Bamantha, Chikulamayembe | ||||
18?? to 1855 | Mkuwayira, Chikulamayembe | ||||
1855 to 18?? | Interregnum | ||||
18?? To 1880 | Mujuma, Chikulamayembe | ||||
1880 to 1907 | Interregnum | ||||
1907 to 1931 | Chilongozi (Mbawuwo Mgonanjerwa Gondwe) | Themba la mathemba, paramount chief for the whole Tumbukaland. He was the first colonial Chikulamayembe after the restoration of the dynasty. Witnesses of the coronation were Mayelele Gondwe, Hunga Bongololo Gondwe, Juwaunini, Magomero Chaula, Chitupila Gondwe and Mkundajalamapiri and the District Commissioner for Koronga.[2] | |||
1932 to 1977 | Ziwange (John Hardy Gondwe)[3] | ||||
1977 | Walter Gondwe[4] |