King of the Ndebele
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The King of the Ndebele was the hereditary monarch and supreme political and military leader of the Ndebele (Matabele) people in what is now Zimbabwe.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of the Matabele | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary monarchy
ⓘ
political office ⓘ royal title ⓘ traditional African kingship ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup |
Matabele people
NERFINISHED
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Ndebele people of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ndebele people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | iNkosi yeNdebele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Boer settlers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ British South Africa Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ndebele Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | central figure in Ndebele oral history and identity ⓘ |
| dynasty | Khumalo dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOriginOfDynasty | Nguni ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Mzilikazi kaMashobane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ndebele royal council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditaryInFamily | Khumalo royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Bulawayo area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | mfecane period in southern Africa ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Ndebele migration from present-day South Africa to present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Zulu military and political organization ⓘ |
| languageOfPeopleRuled | Northern Ndebele language ⓘ |
| lastSovereignHolder | Lobengula Khumalo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySystem | age-regiment system (amabutho) ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Lobengula Khumalo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mzilikazi kaMashobane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | British South Africa Company conquest of Matabeleland ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Matabeleland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerBase | royal capital of the Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ |
| presentDayStatus | largely ceremonial and contested in modern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| relatedOffice | Ndebele chief ⓘ |
| relatedPolity | Ndebele Kingdom of Matabeleland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
chief custodian of Ndebele customs and traditions
ⓘ
highest judicial authority in the Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ supreme military leader of the Ndebele people ⓘ supreme political leader of the Ndebele people ⓘ |
| significantTreaty | Rudd Concession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succession | patrilineal primogeniture with royal council influence ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
sovereignty of the Ndebele Kingdom
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unity of the Ndebele nation ⓘ |
| territorialExtentAtPeak | much of present-day western Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Ndebele traditional religion ⓘ |
| traditionalResidence | royal kraal ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King of the Matabele