Swazi Kingdom
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The Swazi Kingdom was a precolonial southern African monarchy of the Nguni people that formed the historical basis of modern Eswatini.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swazi Kingdom canonical | 2 |
| Eswatini monarchy | 1 |
| Monarchy of Eswatini | 1 |
| Swazi monarchy | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical polity
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ precolonial African kingdom ⓘ |
| basisOf | modern Swazi national identity ⓘ |
| capital | Zombodze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coreTerritory |
area of modern Eswatini
ⓘ
borderlands of present‑day South Africa and Mozambique ⓘ |
| currency | cattle ⓘ |
| dynasty | Dlamini dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
cattle herding
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ tribute system ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Nguni people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swazi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Dlamini dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
age‑set initiation
ⓘ
lobola (bridewealth) system ⓘ royal homestead system ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| hasLegalSystem | customary law ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryOrganization | regimental system ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalSystem | dual monarchy of king and queen mother ⓘ |
| hasRulerTitle |
King of Swaziland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ndlovukati NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngwenyama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure | chiefdoms under central monarchy ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | incwala first‑fruits ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Lubombo region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middleveld of present‑day Eswatini ⓘ |
| influenced |
Swazi cultural practices
ⓘ
modern Swazi customary law ⓘ modern political institutions of Eswatini ⓘ |
| knownFor |
age‑regiment system
ⓘ
centralized chieftaincy system ⓘ military consolidation of Swazi clans ⓘ |
| language | siSwati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| neighboringEntity |
Sotho‑Tswana polities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zulu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | precolonial history of Eswatini ⓘ |
| people | Swazi nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | British colonial rule in Swaziland ⓘ |
| religion | Swazi traditional religion ⓘ |
| successor |
Eswatini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Eswatini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | precolonial era ⓘ |
| usedSuccessionPrinciple | patrilineal succession within Dlamini dynasty ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eswatini monarchy
this entity surface form:
Monarchy of Eswatini