Thembu kingdom

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African kingdom Xhosa-speaking polity traditional monarchy

The Thembu kingdom is a traditional Xhosa-speaking monarchy in South Africa, historically based in the Eastern Cape and known as the ancestral realm of prominent leaders including Nelson Mandela.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Thembu royal family	5
Eastern Cape chieftaincies	1
Gcaleka kingdom	1
Thembu dynasty	1
Thembu monarchy	1
Thembu nation	1
Thembu royal house	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African kingdom ⓘ Xhosa-speaking polity ⓘ traditional monarchy ⓘ
ancestralRealmOf	Madiba clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson Mandela NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	anti-apartheid leadership through Nelson Mandela ⓘ
clanAssociation	Madiba NERFINISHED ⓘ
colonialStatus	British protectorate ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
culturalGroup	Nguni peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus	intangible cultural heritage of South Africa ⓘ
culturalPractice	Xhosa initiation rites ⓘ Xhosa praise poetry ⓘ
currentStatus	traditional monarchy within Republic of South Africa ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Thembu people NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	royal council of AbaThembu NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingSystem	hereditary monarchy ⓘ traditional leadership ⓘ
hasCapital	Bumbane Great Place NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubdivision	Eastern Thembu NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Thembu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTitle	King of AbaThembu NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalAllegiance	British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEvent	inclusion in Transkei homeland during apartheid ⓘ incorporation into Cape Colony ⓘ
historicalRegion	Eastern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ Transkei NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Xhosa NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalFramework	recognized under South African Constitution as traditional leadership ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa ⓘ
notableClan	Madiba NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Xhosa nation NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional leadership structures of South Africa ⓘ
peopleDemonym	AbaThembu NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy	Government of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType	rural ⓘ
religion	African traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Christianity ⓘ
roleInSociety	custodian of AbaThembu customs ⓘ symbol of Xhosa heritage ⓘ
sharesCultureWith	Xhosa people NERFINISHED ⓘ
sharesLanguageWith	Xhosa people NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalAuthorityType	kingship ⓘ
traditionalLaw	customary law of AbaThembu ⓘ
traditionalSeat	Bumbane Great Place NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bumbane Great Place → associatedWith → Thembu kingdom ⓘ

Bumbane Great Place → monarchy → Thembu kingdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thembu monarchy

Justice Mandela → memberOf → Thembu kingdom ⓘ