Inkosi Ya Makhosi M'mbelwa I (1841–1891) was the king of the
Ngoni and
Tumbuka
Tumbuka may refer to:
*Tumbuka people, a Bantu people of eastern Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania
**Tumbuka language
Chitumbuka (also known as Senga) is a Bantu languages, Bantu language which is spoken primarily in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, and Zim ...
people of
Malawi
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,
Zambia
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and
Tanzania
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of the
Jere Ngoni Clan from 1857 to 1891. He was the first born son of King Zwangendaba Jele. His mother was Queen Munene of present-day Eswatini.
[JNPC, interview, M Jere, (incumbent chief Mzukuzuku, Mzimba district), 1 May 2021; E Mgomezulu, 16 July 2021.][JNPC, interview, B Jere, 5 March 2021.] The current king of the Ngoni is his grandson,
M'Mbelwa V.
See also
*
Ngoni Kingdom
References
1891 deaths
Ngoni kings
19th-century monarchs in Africa
Monarchies of South Africa
Monarchies of Malawi
Monarchies of Zambia
Monarchies of Tanzania
1841 births
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