amaGqika
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amaGqika are a subgroup of the Xhosa people historically centered around the leadership of Chief Ngqika and his descendants in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Xhosa subgroup
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Boer commandos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape colonial forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Eastern Cape interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| customaryLaw | Xhosa customary law ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Xhosa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Xhosa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCulture | Xhosa culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsReligion | African traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | hereditary chiefs ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Xhosa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Ngqika ka Mlawu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLeader |
Anta ka Zantsi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maqoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngqika ka Mlawu NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandile ka Ngqika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCenter | Eastern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalInteractionWith |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Colony authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Cape Frontier Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xhosa Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Cape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ngqika ka Mlawu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nguni peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | chiefdom ⓘ |
| practices |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
bridewealth customs ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ |
| regionType | frontier region of the Cape Colony ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
amaMpondo
ⓘ
amaThembu NERFINISHED ⓘ amaXhosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesTraditionsWith |
amaNdlambe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
amaRharhabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based society ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Xhosa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
cattle herding
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Amathole region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buffalo River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Keiskamma River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Xhosa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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