Mbombona

Mbombona was a seat of the Makombe rulers of Barue, in the country between the eastern highlands and the Zambezi. The royal settlement stood near Demera Mountain and was remembered for the size of its enclosure. In 1811, special water brought from Sena was used in a ceremony completing the investiture of Makombe Chimbatata in this mountain country. Such rites joined the authority of Barue's rulers to places and relationships reaching beyond their immediate court.