Luchazi People

Luchazi Kingdom. By 14th century the Luchazi people were centrally settled in the present day Angola. Before the period of colonial rule, clans were powerful and often functioned as Kingdoms because of their deep loyalties and tight organisation; the Luchazi territories were marked as kingdoms and chiefdoms. The Muangana is the royal ruler of the tribal grouping and lives at a palace called Nganda in which his/her house is fenced off in a well-trimmed pole and grass palisade called Citungu ca Muangana. Muangana means royal ruler (male or female) or king in Luchazi language and Mueni is the title used before the name of a Luchazi king, Queen, Prince or Princess. Between 16th century and 18th century, the Luchazi royal family grew bigger, several princes and princesses left the nucleus of the royal establishment and moved out to other territories to establish their own kingdoms. The Luchazi kingdom was founded at Ndakavala-Nakato which is a tributary of the Luena River in Angola. From