Queen of the Ndebele
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The Queen of the Ndebele is the royal consort and leading female figure of the Ndebele monarchy, traditionally associated with the Khumalo dynasty in what is now Zimbabwe.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen Lozikeyi Dlodlo | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
consort title
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ traditional leadership role ⓘ |
| appliesToDynasty | Khumalo dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup | Northern Ndebele people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCustom |
Ndebele initiation and coming-of-age ceremonies
ⓘ
Ndebele marriage customs ⓘ |
| associatedWithHouse | royal house of Khumalo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Ndebele royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Ndebele people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialImportance | high ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Southern African monarchy ⓘ |
| ethnoCulturalContext | Nguni-speaking peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ndebele customary law ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
custodianship of certain cultural traditions
ⓘ
participation in royal ceremonies ⓘ symbolic representation of Ndebele royal womanhood ⓘ |
| hasHonorificStatus | queen consort ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | primarily cultural and ceremonial, not modern state power ⓘ |
| hasSpouseRoleTo | King of the Ndebele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalContinuityWith | pre-colonial Ndebele kingdom ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Queen of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen of the Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageCommunity | Northern Ndebele language speakers ⓘ |
| linkedToHistoricalFigure |
Lobengula Khumalo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mzilikazi kaMashobane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ndebele monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | royal consort of the Ndebele king ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| religiousSpiritualRole | participation in traditional rituals ⓘ |
| roleInSociety | leading female figure of the Ndebele monarchy ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
nobility
ⓘ
royalty ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary monarchy context ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Ndebele cultural identity
ⓘ
continuity of the Khumalo royal line ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-colonial era to present (traditional context) ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | Matabeleland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarchy | traditional monarchy ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Queen Lozikeyi Dlodlo