Lobengula

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Lobengula was the second and last king of the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom in what is now Zimbabwe, known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment in the late 19th century.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Lobengula canonical 8
King of Matabeleland 2
King Lobengula 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ndebele monarch
human
king
alsoKnownAs Lobengula Khumalo
Lobengula Khumalo
surface form: Lobengula Kumalo
associatedWithEvent British colonization of Zimbabwe
First Matabele War
Rudd Concession
surface form: Rudd Concession of 1888
birthDate c. 1845
birthPlace Matabeleland
near Bulawayo
capital Bulawayo
conflict British Empire
British South Africa Company
Cecil Rhodes
country Kingdom of Matabele
surface form: Matabele Kingdom

Ndebele Kingdom
deathDate c. 1894
deathPlace in present-day Zambia
near the Zambezi River
dynasty Khumalo dynasty
endOfOfficeReason First Matabele War
surface form: British conquest of the Ndebele Kingdom
era late 19th century
ethnicGroup Ndebele people
Northern Ndebele
father Mzilikazi
languageSpoken Northern Ndebele
surface form: Ndebele
mother Fulatha Tshabalala
name Lobengula self-link
notableFor First Matabele War
being the second and last king of the Ndebele Kingdom
conflict with the British South Africa Company
resisting British colonial encroachment
signing the Rudd Concession
positionHeld King of the Ndebele
surface form: King of the Matabele

King of the Ndebele
predecessor Mzilikazi
region present-day Zimbabwe
southern Africa
reignEnd 1894
reignStart c. 1870
religion traditional Ndebele beliefs
residence Bulawayo
signed Rudd Concession
successor none
territoryRuled Matabeleland
parts of present-day Zimbabwe

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Lobengula Khumalo alsoKnownAs Lobengula
Lobengula Khumalo alsoKnownAs Lobengula
this entity surface form: Lobengula of Matabeleland
Lobengula Khumalo positionHeld Lobengula
this entity surface form: King of the Ndebele
Lobengula Khumalo positionHeld Lobengula
this entity surface form: King of Matabeleland
Kingdom of Matabele ruler Lobengula
Mzilikazi kaMashobane positionHeld Lobengula
this entity surface form: King of Matabeleland
Lobengula name Lobengula self-link
House of Khumalo notableMember Lobengula
Rudd Concession signatory Lobengula
Rudd Concession grantedBy Lobengula
Shangani Patrol incident opponent Lobengula
this entity surface form: King Lobengula