Sobhuza II

E398946

King of Swaziland head of state monarch traditional ruler

Sobhuza II was the long-reigning king of Swaziland (now Eswatini), noted for guiding the country from British colonial rule to independence and becoming one of the world’s longest-serving monarchs.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Sobhuza II canonical	8
King Sobhuza II	1
King Sobhuza II of Swaziland	1
Sobhuza	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Swaziland ⓘ head of state ⓘ monarch ⓘ traditional ruler ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Eswatini ⓘ Eswatini ⓘ surface form: Swaziland
countryOfDeath	Eswatini ⓘ surface form: Swaziland
dateOfBirth	1899-07-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1982-08-21 ⓘ
educatedAt	Lovedale Missionary Institution ⓘ surface form: Lovedale Institution Zombodze Royal Residence (traditional education) ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Swazi people ⓘ
father	Ngwane V ⓘ
givenName	Sobhuza II self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sobhuza
honorificPrefix	King ⓘ
implementedPolicy	ban on political parties in Swaziland ⓘ repeal of the 1968 constitution in 1973 ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ Swazi ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	natural causes ⓘ
monarchOf	Eswatini ⓘ Eswatini ⓘ surface form: Swaziland
mother	Labotsibeni Mdluli ⓘ
notableFor	abolishing the Swaziland constitution in 1973 ⓘ being one of the world’s longest-reigning monarchs ⓘ establishing an absolute monarchy in Swaziland ⓘ guiding Swaziland from British colonial rule to independence ⓘ
numberOfChildren	70+ ⓘ
oversawEvent	Independence of Swaziland in 1968 ⓘ
participatedIn	Swaziland independence negotiations ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Zombodze ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Lobamba ⓘ
politicalIdeology	traditionalism ⓘ
positionHeld	Mswati III ⓘ surface form: King of Swaziland Mswati III ⓘ surface form: Ngwenyama of Swaziland
predecessor	Ngwane V ⓘ
regnalName	Sobhuza II self-link ⓘ
reignEnd	1982-08-21 ⓘ
reignStart	1921-12-22 ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Swazi traditional religion ⓘ
residence	Lobamba ⓘ Mbabane ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Ndlovukati Dzeliwe Shongwe ⓘ Ntfombi Tfwala ⓘ surface form: Ndlovukati Ntombi Tfwala Ndlovukati Zihlathi Ndwandwe ⓘ
successor	Mswati III ⓘ
title	Ngwenyama ⓘ Paramount Chief of the Swazi ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mswati III → father → Sobhuza II ⓘ

Mswati III → predecessor → Sobhuza II ⓘ

Zenani → notableRelative → Sobhuza II ⓘ

subject surface form: Zenani Mandela-Dlamini

this entity surface form: King Sobhuza II of Swaziland

Makhosetive Dlamini → father → Sobhuza II ⓘ

Makhosetive Dlamini → predecessor → Sobhuza II ⓘ

House of Dlamini → hasMember → Sobhuza II ⓘ

House of Dlamini → notableKing → Sobhuza II ⓘ

Sobhuza II → givenName → Sobhuza II self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sobhuza

Sobhuza II → regnalName → Sobhuza II self-link ⓘ

Ntfombi Tfwala → spouse → Sobhuza II ⓘ

Princess Mantfombi Dlamini → father → Sobhuza II ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Sobhuza II