A History of the Tumbuka from 1400 to 1900

Yizenge Chondoka · Frackson F. Bota

Dec 2015 · Xlibris Corporation

About this ebook

This is the first book on the history of the Tumbuka that traces their origin from the Luba Kingdom in the present Democratic Republic of Congo to where they are settled today. It details their leaders, the routes they used, the kingdom they formed, and the many cultural practices they have followed, and how from the eighteenth century, their kingdom was invaded and ruled by many non-Tumbuka ethnic groups that were eventually absorbed in their culture. The study was overdue. Fortunately, the delay has been rewarded because the duty of doing this important work fell in good hands . . . The book improves our understanding of the Tumbuka in the twentieth century and beyond . . . Probably the strongest strength of the book is that the general reader and the specialist will find it easy to read.Professor Ackson Kanduza, History Department, University of Swaziland.

Ratings and reviews

This was an excellent write up, i was glued from cover to cover i could not drop the book. It is as if you are lifted and placed right into the book as you take this journey in history. The writers have a way of making 'simple' speech carry so much volume. And this couldn't have come at a better time, because the Tumbuka have long been marginalised; when we were learning about the Lozi, Bemba, and others in history class there was nothing to be read about us. Kudos! Mwagwila nchito yiwemi nadi!!

About the author

Yizenge A. Chondoka Born at Kamphele village in Chama [Chamanyavyose] District, Muchinga Province of Zambia, Professor Yizenge A. Chondoka went to Sitwe and Chama Primary Schools in the district. He completed secondary education at Lundazi Secondary School in 1970. He holds a diploma in secondary teaching from Kwame Nkrumah Teachers College; BA (Ed) and MA in history from the University of Zambia (UNZA); and a PhD from the University of Toronto in Canada. He joined the University of Zambia in 1985 and retired in December 2007. Before retiring, he taught history at Pennsylvania State University in the USA in the fall of 2007. In March 2008, he joined the Zambian Open University (ZAOU) where he is currently the dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. He is an author of many history books. He is married to Chapasi Justina Ngoyi Chondoka and together have five children: Jodi, Yizenge, Thokozile, Chapasi, and Chomola. Frackson F. Bota Born at Dowoko village, Chief Muyombe in Mafinga District, Muchinga Province of Zambia, he went to Katanga Primary School in Muyombe and Isoka Secondary School in Isoka in the Province. After completing school, he trained as a Zambia enrolled nurse at Mwami Adventist Hospital School of Nursing in Chipata, Zambia. Thereafter, Mr. Bota trained as an ophthalmic nurse in Tanzania. He is also trained in basic laboratory techniques and as a psychosocial counselor. He is married to Fostina Nyimbiri Bota and together have four children: Lusungu, Sekelani, Beyani, and Temwani. Mr. Bota is an excellent Tumbuka traditional historian and contributed immensely to field research for this book. He is retired and lives on his farm in Chipata.

Yizenge A. Chondoka Born at Kamphele village in Chama [Chamanyavyose] District, Muchinga Province of Zambia, Professor Yizenge A. Chondoka went to Sitwe and Chama Primary Schools in the district. He completed secondary education at Lundazi Secondary School in 1970. He holds a diploma in secondary teaching from Kwame Nkrumah Teachers College; BA (Ed) and MA in history from the University of Zambia (UNZA); and a PhD from the University of Toronto in Canada. He joined the University of Zambia in 1985 and retired in December 2007. Before retiring, he taught history at Pennsylvania State University in the USA in the fall of 2007. In March 2008, he joined the Zambian Open University (ZAOU) where he is currently the dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. He is an author of many history books. He is married to Chapasi Justina Ngoyi Chondoka and together have five children: Jodi, Yizenge, Thokozile, Chapasi, and Chomola. Frackson F. Bota Born at Dowoko village, Chief Muyombe in Mafinga District, Muchinga Province of Zambia, he went to Katanga Primary School in Muyombe and Isoka Secondary School in Isoka in the Province. After completing school, he trained as a Zambia enrolled nurse at Mwami Adventist Hospital School of Nursing in Chipata, Zambia. Thereafter, Mr. Bota trained as an ophthalmic nurse in Tanzania. He is also trained in basic laboratory techniques and as a psychosocial counselor. He is married to Fostina Nyimbiri Bota and together have four children: Lusungu, Sekelani, Beyani, and Temwani. Mr. Bota is an excellent Tumbuka traditional historian and contributed immensely to field research for this book. He is retired and lives on his farm in Chipata.