Rulers: Malawi
Traditional polities
Maravi
bf.1700 Maravi state established (the word Malawi is the same as
the name of this state)
Rulers (title Karonga)
... - ... Mcepera Mwale
... - ... Mcocoma Phiri = Mkunkhuntha
... - 18.. Kampini Mbewe
*1860 - 18.. Sosola Kalimakudzulu Phiri
Nkamanga
c.1795 Nkamanga state established
Ruler (title Sekuru)
c.1795 Mlowoka
Rulers (title Cikulamayembe)
... - ... Gonapamuhanya
... - ... Kampungu
... - ... Pitamkusa
... - ... Bwati I (orig. Cayeka)
... - ... Bwati II
... - ... Bamantha
18.. - 1855 Mkuwayira
1855 - 18.. vacant
18.. - 1880 Mujuma
1880 - 1907 vacant
1907 - ... Cilongozi Mlowoka
Ngoni dynasties
Jere or Qeko dynasty
Paramount chiefs (title Inkosi ya makosi)
1840 - 1848 Zwangendaba a Hlatshwayo (b. ... - d. 1848)
1848 - 18.. Ntabeni (regent)
18.. - 18.. Mgayi (regent)
18.. - 1857 Gwaza Jere (regent)
1857 - 1891 Mmbelwa I
1891 - 1896 Mwamba (regent)
1896 - 1915 Cimtunga
1915 - 1928 vacant
1928 - 1959 Mmbelwa II
1960 - May 1983 Mmbelwa III (b. ... - d. 1983)
Feb 1984 - 12 Feb 2013 Mmbelwa IV (b. 1954 - d. 2013)
2013 - Mmbelwa V (b. 1985)
Maseko or Gomani dynasty
Paramount chiefs (title Inkosi ya makosi)
... - 1832 Ngwana (b. ... - d. 1832)
1832 - 1835 Magadlela + Mgoola (regents)
1835 - 1860 Maseko Mputa
1860 - 1878 Cidiaonga (regent)
- Mputa line -
1878 - 1891 Cikusi
1891 - 1896 Gomani I (b. ... - d. 1896)
1896 - 1898 Mandala (regent)
1921 - 1954 Philip Gomani II (b. 1894 - d. 1954)
1966 - 2006 Willard Gomani III
1995 - 2008 Rosemary Malinki (f) (1st time)
(regent)
2008 - 19 Sep 2009 Kanjedza Gomani IV (b. ... - d. 2009)
2009 - 5 Aug 2012 Rosemary Malinki (f) (2nd time)
(regent)
5 Aug 2012 - Gomani V (b. 1995)
- Cidiaonga line -
1879 - 1891 Cifisi
1891 - 1899 Kachindamoto I (b. ... - d. 1899)
1899 - 1912 Nyatheyi
1912 - 1931 Kachindamoto II (b. ... - d. 1931)
26 May 1932 - 1954 Kachindamoto III (b. ... - d. 1954)
1956 - Oct 1976 Kachindamoto IV (b. ... - d. 1976)
1978 - 1987 Kachindamoto V (b. ... - d. 1987)
1988 - 2001 Kachindamoto VI (b. ... - d. 2001)
2001 - 2003 Sunduzeni (regent)
2003 - Kachindamoto VII (f)