Lobengula Khumalo
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Lobengula Khumalo 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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ndebele king
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lobengula
ⓘ
Lobengula ⓘ
surface form:
Lobengula of Matabeleland
|
| associatedWithEvent | Shangani Patrol incident ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1845 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Matabeleland
ⓘ
near Old Bulawayo ⓘ |
| capitalCityDuringReign | Bulawayo ⓘ |
| conflict | First Matabele War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Matabele
ⓘ
surface form:
Ndebele Kingdom
|
| deathDate | c. 1894 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
in the region north of the Shangani River
ⓘ
near the Zambezi River ⓘ |
| dynasty | Khumalo dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Ndebele people
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Ndebele people
|
| father | Mzilikazi kaMashobane ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Matabeleland
ⓘ
southern Africa ⓘ |
| house | House of Khumalo ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Northern Ndebele
ⓘ
surface form:
Ndebele
|
| legacy | symbol of early African resistance to colonialism in Zimbabwean history ⓘ |
| mother | Fulatha Tshabalala ⓘ |
| name | Lobengula Khumalo self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the second and last king of the Ndebele Kingdom
ⓘ
conflict with the British South Africa Company ⓘ involvement in the Rudd Concession ⓘ resistance to British colonial expansion ⓘ role in the First Matabele War ⓘ |
| opponent |
British South Africa Company
ⓘ
Cecil Rhodes ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lobengula
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Matabeleland
Lobengula ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Ndebele
|
| predecessor | Mzilikazi kaMashobane ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1894 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1870 ⓘ |
| religion | traditional African religion ⓘ |
| signed | Rudd Concession ⓘ |
| successor | none (monarchy effectively ended) ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
Matabeleland
ⓘ
parts of what is now Zimbabwe ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.