Mzilikazi
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Mzilikazi was a 19th-century Southern African king who founded the Ndebele (Matabele) nation and led its migration to what is now Zimbabwe.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mzilikazi canonical | 6 |
| King of the Ndebele | 1 |
| Mzilikazi’s Zulu following in Transvaal region | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founder of state
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mzilikazi Khumalo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mzilikazi kaMashobane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | northward migration of the Ndebele into present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Bulawayo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matabeleland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Entumbane, near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalFounded | Old Bulawayo (Gibixhegu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clan | Khumalo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
conflicts with the Boers (Voortrekkers)
ⓘ
mfecane ⓘ wars with the Zulu Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ndebele Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Nguni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1790 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 9 September 1868 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Northern Ndebele people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Mashobane kaMangethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerAllegiance | Zulu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Matabele nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mthwakazi state NERFINISHED ⓘ Ndebele Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of modern Ndebele identity ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | isiNdebele ⓘ |
| led |
Ndebele people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
migration from present-day South Africa to present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| mother | Cikose Ndiweni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mzilikazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing a powerful Nguni-derived kingdom in south-western Zimbabwe
ⓘ
founding the Ndebele (Matabele) nation ⓘ military leadership and state-building ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | near present-day Mkuze, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Bulawayo, present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of the Ndebele
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
founder of the Ndebele nation ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
parts of present-day South Africa
ⓘ
south-western Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Khumalo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Shaka Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Lobengula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Inkosi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of the Matabele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Khumalo clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mzilikazi’s Zulu following in Transvaal region
this entity surface form:
King of the Ndebele