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Sobhuza II
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Key facts
- Reign
- 10 December 1899 – 21 August 1982
- Coronation
- 22 December 1921
- Predecessor
- Bhunu
- Successor
- Mswati III
- Queen mother
- See list Labotsibeni Mdluli (until 1921) Lomawa Ndwandwe (1921–1938) Nukwase Ndwandwe (1938–1957) Zihlathi Ndwandwe/Mkhatjwa (1957–1975) Seneleleni Ndwandwe (1975–1980) Dzeliwe Shongwe (since 1980)
- Born
- Nkhotfotjeni Dlamini , ( 1899-07-22 ) 22 July 1899, Zombodze , Swaziland
- Died
- 21 August 1982 (1982-08-21) (aged 83), Mbabane , Swaziland
- Burial
- Mbilaneni
- Spouse
- 70 wives (including Dzeliwe Shongwe and Ntfombi Tfwala )
- Issue
- 210 children (including Mswati III )
- House
- House of Dlamini
- Father
- Bhunu
- Mother
- Lomawa Ndwandwe
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Eswatini
- Place of birth
- Zombodze
- Place of death
- Mbabane
- Father
- Ngwane V
- Mother
- Lomawa Ndwandwe
- Occupation
- politician
- Family
- House of Dlamini
- Noble title
- king
- Image
- King Sobhuza II, 1945 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 210
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- date of birth
- 1899-07-22
- date of death
- 1982-08-21
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Encyclopedic overview
Sobhuza II KBE ( Swazi: [sɔbʱuzʱa]; also known as Nkhotfotjeni, Mona; 22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982) was Ngwenyama (King) of Swaziland (now Eswatini) for 82 years and 254 days, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in recorded history.
Sobhuza was born on 22 July 1899 at Zombodze Royal Residence, the son of Inkhosikati Lomawa Ndwandwe and King Bhunu. When he was only four months old, his father died suddenly while dancing incwala. Sobhuza was chosen king soon after that and his grandmother Labotsibeni and his great-uncle Prince Malunge, a son of Mbandzeni, led the Swazi nation until his maturity in 1921. Sobhuza was acknowledged as King by the British in 1967, and Swaziland achieved independence in 1968. Sobhuza continued to reign until his death in 1982. He was succeeded by Mswati III, his young son with Inkhosikati Ntfombi Tfwala, who was crowned in 1986.
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