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Hlubi Kings
This article lists the AmaHlubi king King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...s and chiefs. Hlubi Chiefs *Luphindo *Ludidi *Hadebe *Mdletye *Ndaba *Zibi *Dlomo *Magadla *Mehlomakulu *Masoka *Siphambo *Ntsele/Nasele *Makhayingi *Sibizo *Mashiya *Gidimisana(Mlambo clan) Further reading * * * * * * * * References {{reflist Monarchies of South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, constitutional monarch if his power is restrained by fixed laws. Kings are Hereditary monarchy, hereditary monarchs when they inherit power by birthright and Elective monarchy, elective monarchs when chosen to ascend the throne. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the title may refer to tribal kingship. Germanic kingship is cognate with Indo-European languages, Indo-European traditions of tribal rulership (cf. Indic ''rājan'', Gothic ''reiks'', and Old Irish ''rí'', etc.). *In the context of classical antiquity, king may translate in Latin as ''rex (king), rex'' and in Greek as ''archon'' or ''basileus''. *In classical European feudalism, the title of ''king'' as the ruler of a ''kingdom'' is und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribal Chief
A tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is a leader of a tribe, tribal society or chiefdom. Tribal societies There is no definition for "tribe". The concept of tribe is a broadly applied concept, based on tribal concepts of societies of western Afroeurasia. Tribal societies are sometimes categorized as an intermediate stage between the band society of the Paleolithic stage and civilization with centralized, super-regional government based in Cities of the Ancient Near East, cities. Anthropologist Elman Service distinguishes two stages of tribal societies: simple societies organized by limited instances of social rank and prestige, and more stratified society, stratified societies led by chieftains or tribal kings (chiefdoms). Stratified tribal societies led by tribal kings are thought to have flourished from the Neolithic stage into the Iron Age, albeit in competition with Urban area, urban civilisations and empires beginning in the Bronze Age. In the case of tribal societies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ntsele
Nsele KaMashiya was the King of AmaHlubi from 1735 until his death in 1760. He fathered Bhungane II who ascended to the Hlubi throne in 1760. Nsele is widely known for leading the AmaHlubi in a battle against the then AmaNgwane tribe led by Tshani and came out victorious. His reign was at the pre-period of both Hlubi's prosperity led by Bhungane II (son) and the period of power-struggle and fragile state of the tribe which was at peak during Mthimkhulu II's reign (grandson). He's also hailed and widely referred to as "Nasele", especially by Hlubi residing in Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape ( ; ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, and its largest city is Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). Due to its climate and nineteenth-century towns, it is a common location for tourists. It is also kno .... References {{s-end 1775 deaths 18th-century monarchs in Africa Hlubi kings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhungane II
Bhungane II , ''Bhungan'omakhulukhulu'' (birth name Mlotsha) was the king of AmaHlubi tribe from 1760 until his death in 1800. He was the father of King Mthimkhulu II (Ngwadlazibomvu). He was also the grandfather to the famous King Langalibalele I. King Bhungane II was perceived as to be a gifted medicine-man (herbalist) and a rainmaking Rainmaking, also known as artificial precipitation, artificial rainfall and pluviculture, is the act of attempting to artificially induce or increase precipitation, usually to stave off drought or the wider global warming. According to the clou ... which is believed to be passed on from father to son in the Hlubi kingship. References History of KwaZulu-Natal 1800 deaths Hlubi kings {{Africa-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mthimkhulu II
Mthimkhulu II (Also known as *Ngwadlazibomvu*) was King of the AmaHlubi people, a Bantu Kingdom from Southern Africa. He succeeded his father King Bhungane II ("Bhungan'omakhulukhulu") in the year 1801 and thus becoming the King of AmaHlubi nation to rule in what is now known as KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) as the Kingdom can trace its lineage to Great Lakes of Africa then later in the Lebombo mountains area. King Mthimkhulu 2nd from the Hlubi language "umuthi" means "medicine" and "omkhulu" means "Great") hence "Mthimkhulu" means "Great Medicine Man). He got this name because he had knowledge on kingship medicine and rainmaking of which neighboring Kingdoms consulted with him such as King Sobhuza I of Swazi and amaNgwena clan leader . In modern day his name is widely misunderstood to mean "Great tree" (Nb: a tree is called "isihlahla" in the Hlubi language. In 1818 King Dingiswayo of( AbaThethwa Kingdom) attacked and looted the AmaNgwane clan whom, to replenish their losse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mpangazitha (Pakalita)
Mpangazitha born Hlubi prince, later grew to first being the commander in Chief of AmaHlubi military then later Regent king of AmaHlubi nation. He was the oldest son of King Bhungane II, but he was not the crown prince. The proclaimed heir was one of his brothers King Mthimkhulu II. Mpagazitha rose to prominence when he left his father's kraal (King Bhungane II) kwaMagoloza near Newcastle with a large following of Hlubi people to establish himself elsewhere, as he was not going to be King Bhungane II's successor. However, Mpangazitha returned to lead AmaHlubi as a Regent king upon the death of his brother King Mthimkhulu II in 1819 and he reigned from then until his death in 1826. Like most Hlubi Kings and chiefs, he was also known to being an expect in rainmaking medicine. He primarily was opposed to King Matiwane of the AmaNgwane Clan. He got the name Pakalitha as a Sesotho version of Mpangazitha when he exiled in Basutoland (present-day Lesotho) for 2 years. He later led hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regent
In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been determined. The rule of a regent or regents is called a regency. A regent or regency council may be formed ''ad hoc'' or in accordance with a constitutional rule. ''Regent'' is sometimes a formal title granted to a monarch's most trusted advisor or personal assistant. If the regent is holding the position due to their being in the line of succession, the compound term '' prince regent'' is often used; if the regent of a minor is their mother, and she is wife or widow of the king, she would be referred to as ''queen regent''. If the formally appointed regent is unavailable or cannot serve on a temporary basis, a may be appointed to fill the gap. In a monarchy, a regent usually governs due to one of these reasons, but may also be elected to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langalibalele
Langalibalele ( isiHlubi: meaning 'The blazing sun', also known as Mthethwa, Mdingi (c 1814 – 1889), was king of the amaHlubi, a Bantu tribe in what is the modern-day province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He was born on the edge of the arrival of European settlers in the province. After conflict with the Zulu king Mpande, he fled with his people to the Colony of Natal in 1848. During the diamond rush of the 1870s, many of his men worked on the mines in Kimberley, where they acquired firearms. In 1879 the colonial authorities of Natal demanded that the guns be registered; Langalibalele refused and a stand-off ensued, resulting in a violent skirmish in which British troops were brutally killed. Langalibalele ran across the mountains into Basutoland, but was kidnapped, tried and banished to Robben Island. He after 30 years, returned to his home, but remained under life arrest. His imprisonment was a watermark in South African political history that split the colonial popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langalibalele Ll
Muziwenkosi Hadebe (born 27 May 1948) widely known as Langalibalele II is the reigning Kinghttp://www.mkhangelingoma.co.za/heritage/history.pdf of the Hlubi The Hlubi people or AmaHlubi are an AmaMbo ethnic group native to Southern Africa, with the majority of population found in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document ... people of South Africa. The Hlubi people are still contesting for the official recognition of their kingship and nation by the South African government.. Further reading * * * * * * * * References {{Authority control Living people 1948 births 21st-century monarchs in Africa People from KwaZulu-Natal Hlubi kings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovedale Press
Lovedale Press is a small South African publishing company that has its origins in 1823 at the Gwali (Chumie or Tyumie) Mission, located in Tyume valley in Alice (now Dikeni) in the Eastern Cape. John Bennie, (a brilliant linguist) from the Glasgow Mission Society (GMS) was joined by John Ross in 1823, who brought the Ruthven Printing Press and printed the first Xhosa words in December 1823. The church used the press to publish works that mirrored Scottish missionary values, and develop potential through education and evangelism. History Bennie and Ross set up another mission station on the Ncera River in November 1824. This would become eventually become the Lovedale Mission. The original press was destroyed during The Frontier War (1834-5). A replacement press was set up in 1839. In 1841, the Lovedale Missionary Institute (a seminary) was opened. The press was again destroyed during the War of the Axe (1846-7). The current Lovedale Press dates from 1861.When the Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
