Gaza Nguni

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Gaza Nguni was a powerful Nguni-speaking kingdom in southeastern Africa that emerged during the Mfecane upheavals and became a dominant regional force in the 19th century.

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Gaza Nguni canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nguni-speaking polity
kingdom
precolonial African state
alsoKnownAs Gaza Empire NERFINISHED
Gaza Kingdom NERFINISHED
borderedBy Portuguese colonial territories in Mozambique
capital Chaimite NERFINISHED
conflictWith Portuguese colonial forces
continent Africa
culturalInfluence spread of Nguni cultural practices in southeastern Africa
declineCause Portuguese military conquest
internal succession disputes
economy agriculture
cattle herding
trade with Portuguese settlements
emergedDuring Mfecane NERFINISHED
early 19th century
ethnolinguisticGroup Nguni NERFINISHED
expandedUnder Mzila NERFINISHED
Ngungunyane NERFINISHED
Soshangane kaZikode NERFINISHED
foundedBy Soshangane kaZikode NERFINISHED
governmentType monarchy
interactedWith Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED
knownFor integration of diverse ethnic groups
military conquest and expansion
regional military power
role in Mfecane-related migrations
language Nguni languages
lastRuler Ngungunyane NERFINISHED
locatedIn region of modern Mozambique
region of modern South Africa
region of modern Zimbabwe
southeastern Africa
militaryOrganization regiment-based army
namedAfter Gaza NERFINISHED
partOfHistoricalProcess Mfecane upheavals NERFINISHED
peakPeriod mid-19th century
politicalSystem centralized kingdom
regionalRole dominant regional force in southeastern Africa
religion African traditional religion
socialStructure age-regiment system
successorStateOf migrating Ndwandwe/Nguni groups
territoryIncluded Limpopo valley NERFINISHED
lower Zambezi region NERFINISHED
timePeriod 19th century

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Mfecane hasKeyGroup Gaza Nguni