Ngwane III
Ngwane III | |
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King of Swaziland | |
Reign | 1745 – 1780 |
Coronation | ~1745 |
Predecessor | Dlamini III |
Successor | Ndvungunye |
Born | early 1700s |
Died | 1780 Shiselweni |
Issue | Ndvungunye |
House | House of Dlamini |
Father | Dlamini III |
Mother | LaYaka Ndwandwe |
Ngwane III was King of kaNgwane from 1745 to 1780. He is considered to be the first King of modern Eswatini.[1] For his name the people were called bakaNgwane and the country was called kaNgwane or lakaNgwane. Ngwane was the son of Dlamini III and Queen LaYaka Ndwandwe.[2] Dlamini was succeeded by Ngwane III his son with Queen LaYaka Ndwandwe.[2] He took over the Dlamini chieftaincy and established settlements south of the Pongola River, later moving them to the north of the river banks.[1] This makes Ngwane and his followers the founders of modern Swaziland.[1] Ngwane ruled his Kingdom from the south east of Swaziland in the present Shiselweni district and his headquarters were called Zombodze at the foot of the Mhlosheni hills.[1] It was at Zombodze that the Nguni ceremony incwala was celebrated for the first time.
Kingship
Ngwane III is an important figure in the history of Eswatini and he is regarded the first King of modern Eswatini. He succeeded his father Dlamini III as chief of the early Swazi who had settled near the Pongola River and Lubombo Mountains.[2] He managed to conquer land south of the Pongola River. He wasn't able to hold this land, but it is this land which is still seen as an important part of modern Swaziland.[1] Later he settled on the northern side of the Pongola and subsequently moving his royal capital to Zombodze, within the borders of present-day Eswatini. Zombodze became the heartland of the Ngwane kingdom, and incwala, the Nguni ceremony of First Fruits was celebrated for the first time there.[1] Ngwane thus became the eponym of his country and his people. The country became known as kaNgwane, means "the country of place of Ngwane" and his people as bakaNgwane. This name is still used today and the Swazi people use this name to refer to themselves as a people.[3] Ngwane III reigned until 1780 when his son, Ndvungunye, became King after a regency of Queen LaYaka Ndwandwe.[4]
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Preceded by | King of Eswatini 1745–1780 | Succeeded by LaYaka Ndwandwe (Queen Regent) |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Gillis, Hugh (1999). The Kingdom of Swaziland: Studies in Political History. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0313306702.
- ^ a b c Bonner, Philip (1982). Kings, Commoners and Concessionaires. Great Britain: Cambridge University Press. pp. 9–27. ISBN 0521242703.
- ^ "Kings of the Kingdom". Swaziland Government. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
- ^ [1], worldstatesmen.org
See also
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- Mkhulunkosi
- Qomizitha
- Sukuta
- Madlasomo
- Ndlovu
- Ngwekati
- Mawawa/Kuwawa
- Sidvwabasilutfuli
- Gebase
- Kunene
- Nkabingwe
- Madlabane
- Hhili
- Dulunga
- Dondobola
- Sihuba
- Mlangeni
- Msimudze
- Mbhondlo/Mbhondlo/Mbhoholo
- Tembe
- Sikhulumaloyo
- Langa Samuketi
- Nkomo
- Khabako
- Nkosi I: (1355–1400)
- Ngwane I: 1400–1435
- Dlamini I (Matalatala): 1435–1465
- Mswati I: 1480–1520
- Ngwane II: 1520–1550
- Dlamini II: 1555–1600
- Nkosi II: 1600–1640
- Mavuso I: 1645–1680
- Magudulela: 1685–1685
- Ludvonga: 1685–1715
- Dlamini III: 1720–1744
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- Ngwane III: 1745–1780 (the first King of modern Swaziland)
- LaYaka Ndwandwe (Queen Regent): 1780
- Ndvungunye (Zikodze, Mavuso II): 1780–1815
- Lomvula Mndzebele (Queen Regent): 1815
- Sobhuza I (Somhlolo): 1815–1839
- Lojiba Simelane (Queen Regent): 1836–1840
- Mswati II (Mavuso III): 1840–1868
- Tsandzile Ndwandwe (Queen Regent): July 1868 – June 1875
- Crown Prince Ludvonga II (Macaleni) – never became King
- Dlamini IV (Mbandzeni): 1875–1889
- Tibati Nkambule (Queen Regent): 7 April 1889 – 1894
- Ngwane V (Mahlokohla): January 1895 – 10 December 1899
- Labotsibeni Gwamile Mdluli (Queen Regent): 10 December 1899 – 31 March 1906
- Labotsibeni Gwamile Mdluli (Queen Regent): 31 March 1906 – 22 December 1921
- Sobhuza II: 22 December 1921 – 2 September 1968
- Sobhuza II (1968–1982)
- Queen Dzeliwe (regent): 21 August 1982 – 9 August 1983
- Prince Sozisa Dlamini (acting regent): 9 August 1983 – 18 August 1983
- Queen Ntfombi (regent): 18 August 1983 – 25 April 1986
- Mswati III (1986–present)
- Mswati III (1986–present)
- LaYaka Ndwandwe, 1745–1780 (Regent 1780)
- Lomvula Mndzebele, 1780–1815 (Regent 1815)
- Lojiba Simelane, 1815–1840 (Regent 1836–1840)
- Tsandzile Ndwandwe (LaZidze), 1840–1875 (Regent 1868–1875)
- Sisile Khumalo (Lamgangeni), 1875
- Tibati Nkambule (Madvolomafisha), 1875–1894 (Regent 1889–1894)
- Labotsibeni Mdluli (Gwamile, Lamvelase), 1894–1925 (Regent 1899–1921)
- Lomawa Ndwandwe, 1925–1938
- Nukwase Ndwandwe, 1938–1957
- Zihlathi Ndwandwe/Mkhatjwa, 1957–1975
- Seneleleni Ndwandwe, 1975–1982
- Dzeliwe Shongwe (Regent 1982–1983)
- Ntfombi Tfwala, 1983–present (Regent 1983–1986)