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Malambule
Prince Malambule was the half-brother of King Mswati II and regent of Eswatini from 1836 until Mswati assumed the throne in 1840. He was a senior son of King Sobhuza I with Queen LaVumisa Ndwandwe.Westcott, Michael; Hamilton, Carolyn (1992): ''In the cracks of Swazi past: A historical tour of the Ngwane and Swazi kingdom''PDF download Swaziland Oral History Project. Page 29-31 (3 pages). After the death of Sobhuza I in 1836, Malambule assumed the role of regent, governing alongside Queen Lojiba Simelane. He was supported by Sobhuza I's brother, Prince Malunge, and his son, Prince Somcuba, until Mswati II came of age in 1840.Matsebula, J.S; Mlotshwa, D.K.; Mlotshwa, J M; Ntiwane, N.D (2016): ''The History of Emaswati in South Africa''. South Africa: Mbokodo Publishers. Both Malambule’s mother and King Mswati II's mother, Queen Tsandzile Ndwandwe, were from the Ndwandwe royal house of King Zwide kaLanga. LaVumisa was the daughter of Prince Vumisa, a brother of King Zwide, whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaVumisa Ndwandwe
LaVumisa Ndwandwe was one of King Sobhuza I's wives and the niece of King Zwide kaLanga. She is known for being the mother of Sobhuza I's senior son, Prince Malambule, who served as regent of the monarch from 1836 until King Mswati II came of age in 1840.Westcott, Michael; Hamilton, Carolyn (1992): ''In the cracks of Swazi past: A historical tour of the Ngwane and Swazi kingdom''PDF download Swaziland Oral History Project. Page 29-31 (3 pages). Together with her cousin, Queen Tsandzile Ndwandwe, LaVumisa's marriage to Sobhuza I was an arranged union intended to end the war between the neighbouring Swazi and Ndwandwe kingdoms, as they had it in mind that blood relatives would no longer attack each other.History of the monarch ''Times of Swaziland'', 9 August 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2025 King Sobhuza I's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mswati II
King Mswati II (c. 1820 – August 1868), also known as Mswati and Mavuso III, was the king of Eswatini between 1840 and 1868. He was also the eponym of Eswatini. Mswati is considered to be one of the greatest fighting kings of Eswatini. Under his kingship, the territorial boundaries of Eswatini were greatly increased. Mswati was the son of Sobhuza I and Tsandzile Ndwandwe (known as "LaZidze") who after ruling as Queen Mother became Queen Regent after the death of her son. After the death of Sobhuza, Mswati inherited an area which extended as far as present day Barberton in the north and included the Nomahasha district in the Portuguese territory of Mozambique.Hilda Beemer, The Development of the Military Organization in Swaziland, Journal of the International African Institute, Vol. 10, No. 2, Apr., 1937 Mswati's military power, initially suppressed by infighting with his brothers Fokoti, Malambule, and Somcuba over the kingship, was increased in the late 1850s and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludlambedlu
Ludlambedlu refers to the royal cattle herd of the Eswatini monarchy, specifically the cattle owned by the King.Bonner, P. (1983). Kings, Commoners and Concessionaires: The Evolution and Dissolution of the Nineteenth-Century Swazi State. Cambridge University Press. . Pages 59 and 6PDF Download/ref> Herd The herd is an integral part of Eswatini's royal history, culture, and wealth. It is deeply associated with the Nkhaba Royal Kraal, the royal family in Hhohho responsible for the care and management of the King’s cattle. Ludlambedlu has long represented both the economic strength and the symbolic power of the Eswatini monarchy. Cattle were, and still are, regarded as a symbol of wealth, fertility, and status. For the royal family, these cattle are more than just wealth; they play a vital role in the monarch's ceremonial duties and serve as a crucial connection to the kingdom’s ancestors; use for royal rituals. History The Nkhaba Royal Kraal that manages the Ludlambedlu cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lojiba Simelane
Queen Lojiba Simelane was one of the wives of King Ndvungunye and the sister of Ndvungunye's main wife Somnjalose Simelane, the mother of King Sobhuza I. Lojiba acted as the queen regent and Indlovukati of Swaziland from 1836 after the death of Sobhuza I until 1840 when King Mswati II became the king.Matsebula, J.S; Mlotshwa, D.K.; Mlotshwa, J M; Ntiwane, N.D (2016): The History of Emaswati in South Africa. South Africa: Mbokodo Publishers. Page 47 Lojiba and Somnjalose were given in marriage to King Ndvungunye by the Simelane clan when the clan sought refuge in his kingdom. Their father was Nsibandze Simelane.Matsebula, J.S.M (1980): ''A History of Swaziland''. Cape Town: Creda Press. Page 8, 15, The sisters were born into the Ndlangamandla people, a smaller sub-clan within the larger Simelane lineage. Lojiba, also known as LaNsibandze, was likely older to Somnjalose, her ''inhlanti''. Historically, the Simelane clan resided in Empangeni, in the Zulu Kingdom The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eswatini
Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where it shares a border with Mozambique. At no more than north to south and east to west, Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa; despite this, its climate and topography are diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld. The population is composed primarily of Swazi people, ethnic Swazis. The prevalent language is Swazi language, Swazi (''siSwati'' in native form). The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century under the leadership of Ngwane III. The country and the Swazi take their names from Mswati II, the 19th-century king under whose rule the country was expanded and unified; its boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the Scramble for Africa. After the Second Boer War, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobhuza I
King Sobhuza I (also known as Ngwane IV, Somhlolo) () was king of Eswatini Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where i ..., from 1815 to 1850. Born around the year 1788, his father was King Ndvungunye (also known as ''Zikodze''), and his mother was Somnjalose Simelane. He was called Somhlolo ("man of mysteries"). His father, King Ndvungunye, died after being struck by lightning. When Sobhuza was king, Lojiba Simelane, instead of his mother, Somnjalose was Queen Mother because Somnjalose was an ''inhlanti'' or support bride to Lojiba. Somhlolo is a greatly revered king of Eswatini. He had his first royal capital or kraal at Zombodze in the Shiselweni region, but moved it north to new Zombodze in central Eswatini. Swazis celebrate Somhlolo Day every September 6 as their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swaziland
Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where it shares a border with Mozambique. At no more than north to south and east to west, Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa; despite this, its climate and topography are diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld. The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. The prevalent language is Swazi (''siSwati'' in native form). The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century under the leadership of Ngwane III. The country and the Swazi take their names from Mswati II, the 19th-century king under whose rule the country was expanded and unified; its boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the Scramble for Africa. After the Second Boer War, the kingdom, under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsandzile Ndwandwe
Thandile 'Tsandzile' Ndwandwe, also known as LaZidze ("daughter of Zwide"), was an ''Ndlovukati'' or senior queen of Swaziland from July 1868 until June 1875. She was the daughter of King Zwide kaLanga, the senior wife of King Sobhuza I, and the mother of King Mswati II King Mswati II (c. 1820 – August 1868), also known as Mswati and Mavuso III, was the king of Eswatini between 1840 and 1868. He was also the eponym of Eswatini. Mswati is considered to be one of the greatest fighting kings of Eswatini. Unde ....Phillip Bonner, Transvaal/Swazi Politics in the Mid-Nineteenth Century, The Journal of African History, Vol. 19, No. 2 (1978), pp. 219–238 References 19th-century African people Female regents in Africa African queen mothers 19th-century women rulers {{Africa-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndwandwe
The Ndwandwe are a Bantu Nguni-speaking people who populate sections of southern Africa. They owe their name to one of their early chiefs and are also known as the Nxumalo. Today, they can be found in South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. History Ndwandwe chieftaincies were part of the Northern Nguni migration and settled in the area between the Pongola River and the Black Umfolozi River during the eighteenth century. Over time, the Ndwandwe subjugated and incorporated the surrounding groups. By the later part of the eighteenth century, under the leadership of their king, Yaka, they had established themselves in a dominant position. North of the Ndwandwe lived the Ngwane people, while to the south were the Mthethwa, Zulu, and other groups. The Ndwandwe, with the Mthethwa, were a significant power in present-day Zululand at the turn of the nineteenth century, while the Ngwane (who would later become known as the Swazi) were the do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zwide KaLanga
Zwide kaLanga (c. 1758–1825) was the king of the Ndwandwe (Nxumalo) nation from about 1805 to around 1820. He was the son of Langa KaXaba, a Nxumalo king. Political life Around the time Zwide became king, the Nxumalo were growing in military power. Ambitious in expanding Nxumalo supremacy, Zwide was a prominent rival to Dingiswayo, king of the Mthethwa and his famous general and protégé, Shaka kaSenzangakhona, the founder of the Zulu Kingdom. Military actions Zwide sought to expand his borders, and in 1818 he destroyed the power of the Mthethwa Kingdom, after he had King Dingiswayo killed. He also had a battle with the young Zulu clan at the Battle of Gqokli Hill. He destroyed and overran the neighbouring Khumalo Kingdom and executed their king, Matshobana KaMangete. Mashobana's son and heir Mzilikazi escaped from the Nxumalo and sought refuge with Shaka, who had reformed the remnant Mthethwa clan under his rule. Knowing this, Zwide planned to destroy the Zul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mpande
Mpande kaSenzangakhona (c. 1798–18 October 1872) was monarch of the Zulu Kingdom from 1840 to 1872. He was a half-brother of Sigujana kaSenzangakhona, Sigujana, Shaka and Dingane, who preceded him as list of Zulu kings, Zulu kings. He came to power after he had overthrown Dingane in 1840. His reign was relatively lengthy at 32 years, but for the latter part of his reign, he was king in name only. His son Cetshwayo became ''de facto'' ruler in 1856. Mpande himself claimed that he preferred a quiet life and that he had been forced to become king. Biography Early career Mpande was born in Babanango, Zulu Kingdom, Zululand, the son of Senzangakhona kaJama (1762–1816) and his ninth wife Songiya kaNgotsha Hlabisa. He was considered a weak man in comparison to his contemporaries. While other half-brothers were eliminated when his brother Dingane assassinated Shaka to become king in 1828, he was allowed to live. Mpande apparently showed no interest in Zulu power politics. Mpande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodist
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother Charles Wesley were also significant early leaders in the movement. They were named ''Methodists'' for "the methodical way in which they carried out their Christian faith". Methodism originated as a Christian revival, revival movement within Anglicanism with roots in the Church of England in the 18th century and became a separate denomination after Wesley's death. The movement spread throughout the British Empire, the United States and beyond because of vigorous Christian mission, missionary work, and today has about 80 million adherents worldwide. Most List of Methodist denominations, Methodist denominations are members of the World Methodist Council. Wesleyan theology, which is upheld by the Methodist denominations, focuses on Sanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
