Mambo (title)

Mambo is a Bantu title roughly equivalent to "king".^[1]^: 348 It is most closely associated with the precolonial Shona states, such as the Rozvi and Mutapa empires. Mambo often also fulfilled religious duties as sacred kings.^[2]^: 135 In the Maravi Empire, mambo became a title for junior leaders.^[3]^{[page needed]}

Nowadays, in Shona mambo can be used as a respectful form of address.^[4]^: 637

References

^ Sibanda, F.; Chitando, E.; Konyana, E. G.; Humbe, B. P. (2025-05-16). Law, Religion and Leadership in Africa. African Sun Media. ISBN 978-1-991260-88-8.
^ Lipschutz, Mark R.; Rasmussen, R. Kent (1986). Dictionary of African historical biography. Internet Archive. Berkeley : University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-05179-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
^ Chondoka, Yizenge; Bota, Frackson F. (2015-12-16). A History of the Tumbuka from 1400 to 1900. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4990-9628-6.
^ Keppel-Jones, Arthur (1983). Rhodes and Rhodesia: The White Conquest of Zimbabwe 1884-1902. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-7735-0534-6.

[1] Sibanda, F.; Chitando, E.; Konyana, E. G.; Humbe, B. P. (2025-05-16). Law, Religion and Leadership in Africa. African Sun Media. ISBN 978-1-991260-88-8.

[2] Lipschutz, Mark R.; Rasmussen, R. Kent (1986). Dictionary of African historical biography. Internet Archive. Berkeley : University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-05179-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

[3] Chondoka, Yizenge; Bota, Frackson F. (2015-12-16). A History of the Tumbuka from 1400 to 1900. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4990-9628-6.

[4] Keppel-Jones, Arthur (1983). Rhodes and Rhodesia: The White Conquest of Zimbabwe 1884-1902. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-7735-0534-6.

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