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Ngwane V

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Also known as Bhunu, Bhunu Dlamini

Bhunu (reigned as Ngwane V; also known as Mahlokohla or Hhili; 11 May 1876 - 10 December 1899) was the King of Swaziland from 1895 until his death on 10 December 1899. He was a son of King Mbandzeni with Queen Labotsibeni Mdluli. He ascended to the throne after a short regency of Queen Mother Labotsibeni after his father died.

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Royalty.name
Bhunu
Royalty.succession
King of Swaziland
Royalty.consort
Lomawa Ndwandwe
Royalty.reign
1895 - 10 December 1899
Royalty.coronation
1895
Royalty.predecessor
King Mbandzeni
Royalty.regent
Labotsibeni Mdluli
Royalty.successor
King Sobhuza II
Royalty.issue
King Sobhuza II
Royalty.royal house
House of Dlamini
Royalty.father
King Mbandzeni
Royalty.mother
Queen Labotsibeni Mdluli
Royalty.birth_name
Bhunu Dlamini
Royalty.birth_date
11 May 1876
Royalty.death_date
(aged 23)
Royalty.death_place
Zombodze
Royalty.burial_place
Dlangeni

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date of birth
1876-01-01
date of death
1899-12-10
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  • Reign
  • Later life
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Bhunu (reigned as Ngwane V; also known as Mahlokohla or Hhili; 11 May 1876 - 10 December 1899) was the King of Swaziland from 1895 until his death on 10 December 1899. He was a son of King Mbandzeni with Queen Labotsibeni Mdluli. He ascended to the throne after a short regency of Queen Mother Labotsibeni after his father died.

His name meant Boer, named by his father King Mbandzeni at his birth in 1876 during intense interaction between the Swazi Kingdom and Dutch ("Boers") settlers.

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