Kingdom of Matabele

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Ndebele state historical kingdom pre-colonial African state

The Kingdom of Matabele was a 19th-century southern African state founded by King Mzilikazi and dominated by the Ndebele people, centered in what is now southwestern Zimbabwe.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ndebele Kingdom	6
Matabele Kingdom	4
Kingdom of Matabele canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ndebele state ⓘ historical kingdom ⓘ pre-colonial African state ⓘ
administrativeCenter	Bulawayo ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kingdom of Matabele ⓘ surface form: Matabele Kingdom Mthwakazi ⓘ Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ
capital	Bulawayo ⓘ
conflictWith	British Empire ⓘ British South Africa Company ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Ndebele Kingdom ⓘ
dominantEthnicGroup	Ndebele people ⓘ
economy	cattle-based economy ⓘ raiding and tribute system ⓘ
endTime	1890s ⓘ 1894 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Ndebele people ⓘ
event	First Matabele War ⓘ Second Matabele War ⓘ
followedBy	British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland ⓘ
founder	Mzilikazi ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
influencedBy	Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
language	Northern Ndebele ⓘ
legacy	basis of modern Matabeleland regional identity ⓘ
locatedIn	present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ surface form: southern Africa southwestern Zimbabwe ⓘ
militarySystem	age-regiment system ⓘ
notableLeader	King Lobengula Khumalo ⓘ King Mzilikazi kaMashobane ⓘ
originOfPeople	migrants from Zulu-dominated regions ⓘ
partOf	history of Zimbabwe ⓘ
precededBy	Mzilikazi ⓘ surface form: Mzilikazi’s Zulu following in Transvaal region
region	Matabeleland ⓘ
religion	traditional African religion ⓘ
ruler	Lobengula ⓘ Mzilikazi ⓘ
socialStructure	centralized chieftaincy under the king ⓘ
startTime	after Mfecane migrations ⓘ c. 1820s ⓘ
successorStateTerritoryNowIn	Zimbabwe ⓘ
territoryIncludes	Matabeleland North ⓘ Matabeleland South ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ
treaty	Rudd Concession ⓘ surface form: Rudd Concession (context of its downfall)