Mwene Mbandu Kapova I of Mbunda explained

Mwene Mbandu I Lyondthzi Kapova
21st King of the Mbunda people
Reign:1800s - 1914
Full Name:Mbandu Lyondthzi Kapova
Birth Name:Lyondthzi
Native Lang1:Mbunda
Native Lang1 Name1:Mbandu
Birth Date:1800s
Death Date:1914
Death Place:Unknown (Abducted by Portuguese colonialists)
Burial Date:?
Burial Place:?
Predecessor:Mwene Katavola II Musangu
Successor:Mwene Kathzungo Shanda
Issue:Prince Mumbamba Lyondthzi, Prince Limbwambwa Kalyangu Lyondthzi, Prince Kalimbwe Lyondthzi, Prince Kameya Muyeji Lyondthzi
Royal House:Kalyamba located in the valley of Lunjweva and Lwati rivers
Dynasty:Mbandu
Mother:Vamwene Vukolo Ngimbu Kanchungwa

King Mwene Mbandu I Lyondthzi Kapova was the 21st monarch of the Mbunda people in the southeast of present-day Angola before the Portuguese colonization of the Mbunda territory at the beginning of the 20th century, specifically Moxico. The prince played a significant role in the war against the Chokwe. He took over the Mbunda Kingdom from his nephew King Mwene Katavola II Musangu.

Early life

Prince (Munamwene) Mbandu Lyondthzi Kapova was the son of Vamwene Vukolo Ngimbu Kanchungwa, one of the daughters of Vamwene Ngambo Lyambayi.

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