Swazi royal family

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dynastic house royal family

The Swazi royal family is the reigning dynastic house of Eswatini, headed by the king and queen mother and central to the country’s traditional governance and cultural life.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Swazi monarchy 7
Swazi royal household 2
Eswatini royal family 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dynastic house ⓘ
royal family ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dlamini dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eswatini royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Eswatini monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eswatini traditional councils ⓘ
ceremonialCenter Ludzidzini Royal Village NERFINISHED ⓘ
colonialEraStatus traditional authority under British protectorate rule ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Eswatini NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryCapital Mbabane NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalRole central to cultural life in Eswatini ⓘ
currentKing Mswati III NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentQueenMother Ntfombi Tfwala NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup Swazi people NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundingDynasty Dlamini clan NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentRole ruling dynasty of Eswatini ⓘ
hasTitle King ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
Princess ⓘ
Queen Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ
headOfStateRole provides the king of Eswatini ⓘ
historicalOriginRegion southeastern Africa ⓘ
houseType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
influences chieftaincy structures in Eswatini ⓘ
customary law in Eswatini ⓘ
language English ⓘ
siSwati ⓘ
legalStatus constitutionally recognized institution in Eswatini ⓘ
memberOfEthnicDynasties Bantu royal houses ⓘ
notableCeremony Incwala ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ
Umhlanga (Reed Dance) NERFINISHED ⓘ
playsRoleIn appointment of prime minister in Eswatini ⓘ
selection of chiefs in Eswatini ⓘ
politicalSystemContext absolute monarchy of Eswatini ⓘ
postIndependenceStatus ruling house of independent Eswatini ⓘ
preColonialStatus sovereign ruling house of the Swazi kingdom ⓘ
region Southern Africa ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Swazi traditional religion ⓘ
royalSeat Lobamba NERFINISHED ⓘ
successionType patrilineal primogeniture with customary elements ⓘ
symbolOf Swazi cultural identity ⓘ
national unity in Eswatini ⓘ
traditionalGovernanceRole central to traditional governance in Eswatini ⓘ
traditionalTitleOfKing Ngwenyama NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalTitleOfQueenMother Ndlovukati NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Incwala ceremony → associatedWith → Swazi royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swazi monarchy
Lobamba Royal School → associatedWith → Swazi royal family ⓘ
Lozitha Palace → associatedWith → Swazi royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swazi monarchy
Umhlanga ceremony → associatedWith → Swazi royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swazi monarchy
Umhlanga dance → audience → Swazi royal family ⓘ
Lozitha Palace → controlledBy → Swazi royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swazi royal household
Ludzidzini Royal Village → governedBy → Swazi royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eswatini royal household
Dlamini → hasCulturalAssociation → Swazi royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swazi monarchy
Swazi traditional religion → hasSacredInstitution → Swazi royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swazi monarchy
Dlamini → isAssociatedWith → Swazi royal family ⓘ
Lobamba → isSeatOf → Swazi royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swazi monarchy
Prince Cedza Dlamini → memberOf → Swazi royal family ⓘ
Prince Thumbumuzi Dlamini → memberOf → Swazi royal family ⓘ
Umhlanga ceremony → organisedBy → Swazi royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swazi royal household
House of Dlamini → recognizedAs → Swazi royal family ⓘ
Lozitha Palace → usedBy → Swazi royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eswatini royal family
Ndlovukati → usedIn → Swazi royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Swazi monarchy