Ndwandwe
Sign in to saveThe Ndwandwe are a Bantu Nguni-speaking people who populate sections of southern Africa. They owe their name to one of their early chiefs and are also known as the Nxumalo. Today, they can be found in South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.
Key facts
- Country.name
- Ndwandwe
- Country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Country.leader1
- Langa KaXaba
- Country.leader2
- Zwide kaLanga
- Country.title_leader
- nKosi
- Country.year_leader1
- 1780 - 1805
- Country.year_leader2
- 1805 - 1825
- Country.year_start
- 1780
- Country.year_end
- 1825
- Country.p1
- Nguni culture
- Country.s1
- Zulu Kingdom
- Country.flag_s1
- Conjectural flag of Zululand (1884-1897) by Roberto Breschi taken from The South African Flag Book by A.P.Burgers.png
via Wikipedia infobox
~4 min read
Article
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Languages
- See also
- References
The Ndwandwe are a Bantu Nguni-speaking people who populate sections of southern Africa. They owe their name to one of their early chiefs and are also known as the Nxumalo. Today, they can be found in South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.
==History== Ndwandwe chieftaincies were part of the Northern Nguni migration and settled in the area between the Pongola River and the Black Umfolozi River during the eighteenth century. Over time, the Ndwandwe subjugated and incorporated the surrounding groups. By the later part of the eighteenth century, under the leadership of their king, Yaka, they had established themselves in a dominant position. North of the Ndwandwe lived the Ngwane people, while to the south were the Mthethwa, Zulu, and other groups.