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The Xhosa nation has two independent kingships, with the Gcaleka Xhosa, being the senior branch as the Great House of King Phalo kaTshiwo and the Rharhabe Xhosa, the junior branch as the Right Hand House of King Phalo kaTshiwo. King Ahlangene Sigcawu Aa! Vulikhaya!, King of all amaXhosa and leader of amaGcaleka, Nqadu Great Place, Willowvale
The royal house of AmaTshawe is the oldest royal family in South Africa.They trace their ancestry back to Xhosa, a mythical figure who led the Nguni clans to near the Mzimkulu river, conquering and displacing the local Khoi clans resident.The first rulers of a unified Xhosa federation were the amaTshawe clan who conquered neighbouring Nguni chiefdoms to form the first Xhosa Federation.
King Maxhoba Sandile, Aa! Zanesizwe! - King of the Rharhabe sub-group of the Xhosa nation in Mngqesha Great Palace, King William's Town. King Zwelonke Sigcawu, Aa! Zwelonke! - King of the Xhosa nation in Nqadu Great Palace, Willowvale. King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, Aa! Zwelibanzi! - King of the abaThembu in Bumbane Great Place, Mthatha.
This is a list of the paramounts of the Xhosa of the Eastern Cape province in modern South Africa. King Ngconde KaTogu (Reigned-From:1648 Till 1681) King Tshiwo KaNgconde (Reigned-From:1681 Till 1702) Regency-King Mdange KaNgconde (Held-Power-From:1702 Till 1728) King Phalo KaTshiwo (Reigned-From:1728 Till 1755) Chief Rarabe kaPhalo
Xhosa marriage, umtshato, is one that is filled with a number of customs and rituals which relate to the upkeep of Xhosa traditional practices. These rituals have been practiced for decades by the Xhosa people and have been incorporated into modern day Xhosa marriages as well.
Hintsa is the 9th descendant of King Tshawe and is also a direct descendant of King Xhosa, the historical son of Mnguni who is known among the Ngunis as a skilled warrior but also aggressive. Hintsa had four known sons, Sarili ka Hintsa ( 1810 ) from his first wife Nomsa kaGambushe Tshezi and Ncaphayi ka Hintsa, Manxiwa ka Hintsa and Lindinyura ...
The Xhosa royal blood line stretches from Ntu, whose heir was Mnguni, the father of Xhosa. The whole division within the Xhosa nation stretches to the time when King Phalo had both of his intended wives arriving on the same day, and for whom he had already paid lobola , one from the Mpondo royal family [ 1 ] and one from the Thembu royal family.
This is a list of the paramounts of the Xhosa of the Eastern Cape province in modern South Africa. King Ngconde KaTogu (Reigned-From:1648 Till 1681) King Tshiwo KaNgconde (Reigned-From:1681 Till 1702) Regency-King Mdange KaNgconde (Held-Power-From:1702 Till 1728) King Phalo KaTshiwo (Reigned-From:1728 Till 1755) {=Main-House-Branch=} King ...