Mpanda

Mpanda lies in the Bemba country north of the Chambeshi River. Bemba traditions recount that the Chitimukulu, the paramount chief, pushed Mambwe communities north into a region called Mpanda. Chitimukulu Chilyamafwa later established a subordinate kingdom there for his son Nondo-mpya, who became the first chief Makasa. The Makasa line remains connected to the Bemba paramountcy, whose authority was shared with a network of other chiefs across the northern plateau.