| LC control no. | n 2017231357 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Lewanika I, King of Barotseland, 1842-1916 |
| Variant(s) | Mawaniketwa, Lubosi, 1842-1916 Mawaniketwa, Lewanika, 1842-1916 Lubosi, 1842-1916 Robosi, 1842-1916 |
| Associated country | Zambia Barotse (Kingdom) |
| Birth date | 1842 |
| Death date | 1916-02-04 |
| Profession or occupation | Lozi (African people)--Kings and rulers |
| Found in | King Lewanika I, 2017: title page (Lewanika I) cover (King Lewanika I of Barotseland, 1842-1916) King Lewanika, 2017: title page (King Lewanika) page 2 (Barotseland's sovereign ruler from 1878 to 1816; given names included Lubosi Mawaniketwa; Lubosi for the first six years of his reign, to 1884; Lewanika adopted for his throne for the last thirty-one years of his reign from 1885) Encyclopaedia Britannica online, February 25, 2020 (Lewanika; alternative titles: Lubosi, Robosi; born c. 1842, near Nyengo Swamp, Barotseland (now in southwest Zambia); died February 4, 1916, Lealui, Barotseland Protectorate; Southern African king of the Lozi, from the Luyana lineage, one of a restored line of Lozi kings that recovered control of Barotseland (Bulozi) in the decades following the 1851 death of the Kololo conqueror, Sebetwane; he was originally known as Robosi (Lubosi); acceded to the throne in 1876, briefly deposed 1884, recovered kingship in 1885 and took the name Lewanika, ruling until his death; he consented to abolishing the slave trade in Barotseland early in the 20th century, but lamented failure of missionaries and BSAC (British South Africa Company) to means to develop the local economy in order compensate for lost slave-trade revenue) |
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