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.

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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

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Mfecane hasKeyFigure Mzilikazi
Kingdom of Matabele founder Mzilikazi
Kingdom of Matabele ruler Mzilikazi
Kingdom of Matabele precededBy Mzilikazi
this entity surface form: Mzilikazi’s Zulu following in Transvaal region
Mzilikazi kaMashobane positionHeld Mzilikazi
this entity surface form: King of the Ndebele
Lobengula predecessor Mzilikazi
Lobengula father Mzilikazi
House of Khumalo notableMember Mzilikazi