Lewanika

King of Barotseland (1842-1916)
Person human Q1735746
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Summary

Lewanika is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1842[2]. He died on January 1, 1916[3]. He worked as a politician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Lewanika was born on January 1, 1842[2].
  • Lewanika died on January 1, 1916[3].
  • A child of Lewanika was Yeta III[6].
  • Lewanika held citizenship in Barotseland[7].
  • Lewanika worked as a politician[4].
  • Lewanika is recorded as male[8].
  • Lewanika's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Lewanika's noble title is recorded as Litunga[10].
  • Lewanika's Commons category is recorded as Lewanika[11].
  • Lewanika's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].

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Origins and Family

Lewanika was born on January 1, 1842[2].

Career and Affiliations

Lewanika worked as a politician[4].

Personal Life

A child of Lewanika was Yeta III[6].

Death and Burial

Lewanika died on January 1, 1916[3].

Why It Matters

Lewanika ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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What did Lewanika do for work?

Lewanika worked as politician[4].

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 13w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Occupation → —
    Country of citizenship → Barotseland
    Instance of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library of israel j9u id: 987014799289405171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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