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INDEX – ROYAL 1 MAY 2008 HOUSE of SOBHUZA II Sobhuza II: Sons INDEX – ROYAL 1 MAY 2008 HOUSE of SOBHUZA II Sobhuza II: sons & daughtErs - 86 Sobhuza II: sons & childrEn Sobhuza II: daughtErs & childrEn Sobhuza II: quEEns by sigodlo & c (font 9) Sobhuza II: quEEns by sigodlo & childrEn Sobhuza II: quEEns by surnamE & childrEn Sobhuza II: quEEns’ mothErs Sobhuza II: notEs-1-2 Sobhuza II: umdlunkhulu Sobhuza II: umgcwEmbE Sobhuza II: tindlu Sobhuza II: Lobamba VillagE KINGS Bhunu: quEEns & childrEn MbandzEni: quEEns & childrEn Mswati II: quEEns & childrEn HOUSE of BHUNU Mlumbi waBhunu: Emakhosikati & childrEn MshEngu waBhunu: Emakhosikati & childrEn MkukwanE waBhunu: Emakhosikati & childrEn Q M NukwasE & childrEn HOUSE of MBANDZENI MalungE waMbandzEni: Emakhosikati & childrEn Magongo waMalungE: Emakhosikati & childrEn Lomvazi waMbandzeni: emakhosikati & children MasumphE waMbandzEni Q M LabotsibEni & childrEn HOUSE of MSWATI II Longcanga waMswati ?? Macuba waMswati MatsafEni waMswati Mshoshi waMswati Shishila waMswati HOUSE of SOMHLOLO MalambulE waSomholo Mandlemaduna waSomholo Mgidla waSomholo NcabEni waSomholo NyamayEnja waSomholo-1-4 SidvubElo waSomholo: Zimphisi waSomhlolo (MlalE) OTHERS Ngwekazi waNdvungunyE Langwenya waDlamini III Phokisi wa ___ ? Shoco Dlamini EMAKHOSI akaNGWANE, tiNGWENYAMA, tiNDLOVUKAZI, neMITI yato (MONARCHS OF SWAZILAND - SWAZI KINGS, QUEEN MOTHERS AND ROYAL VILLAGES) draft of 20 January 2004 by R. Mdvumowencwala PATRICKS, eMsamo tel. 416-1489 tiNGWENYAMA LETABUSA eSWATINI (Swaziland) tisiPHOHLONGO (8) 1. NGWANE III waDLAMINI III make: LaYaka Ndwandwe Ngwane wabusa ngabo1750, nguye lowacala kubusa eSwatini umuti weNdlovukazi - kaZombodze Emuva (lapho kwagidvwa iNcwala khona) lilawu leNgwenyama - kaHhohho I (eShiselweni) 2. NDVUNGUNYE waNGWANE make: Lomvula LaKubheka Mndzebele Ndvungunye wabusa ngabo1780 - 1805 umuti weNdlovukazi - kaLobamba I (eShiselweni) lilawu leNgwenyama - eMchinisweni (eShiselweni) 3. SOBHUZA I (SOMHLOLO) waNDVUNGUNYE make lomtalako: Somnjalose LaNsibandze Simelane, wafakwa esiswini saLojiba Simelane libutfo: Umlondolozi, watalwa ngabo1780, wabusa ngabo1805 -1839 (60 weminyaka) umuti weNdlovukazi - kaLobamba I (eShiselweni), kaLobamba II (eNokwane) lilawu leNgwenyama - eMchinisweni, eLangeni (kungatsi wacala wachubeka nemiti eyise) 4. MSWATI II waSOMHLOLO make: Tsandzile LaZidze Ndwandwe waseMagudu libutfo: iNyatsi, watalwa: 1827, wabusa 1845 - 1865, wakhotsama ana-38 weminyaka umuti weNdlovukazi - eLudzidzini II (eLudzidzini I kukaTembe) lilawu leNgwenyama - eKufinyeni, kaHhohho Umntfwana weSive - LUDVONGA II waMSWATI make: Sisile LaMgangeni Khumalo wakaZulu watalwa: ngbo1855, akabusanga, wakhotsama nga1874 ana-19 weminyaka akagidzanga iNcwala; kube wabekwa bekatawuyigidza eNkhanini 5. MBANDZENI waMSWATI wafakwa esiswini saSisile Khumalo make lomtalako: Nandzi waShifu Mbandzeni Nkambule waseBuseleni (wabulawa), Sisile wabulawa, Tibati / Madvolomafisha LaMbandzeni Nkambule waba yiNdlovukazi libutfo: iNdlavela, watalwa 1857, wabusa 1875 - 1889, wakhotsama ana-32 weminyaka umuti weNdlovukazi - eNkhanini II (eNkhanini I kukaTembe) lilawu leNgwenyama - eMbekelweni 6. BHUNU / MAHLOKOHLA waMBANDZENI make: Labotsibeni Gwamile LaMvelase Mdluli waseLuhlekweni, eNhlambeni libutfo: iNgulube, watalwa 1877, wabusa 1894 - 1889, wakhotsama ana-22 weminyaka umuti weNdlovukazi - kaZombodze II lilawu leNgwenyama - eZabeni iNdlovukazi lebusako - LABOTSIBENI / GWAMILE LaMVELASE MDLULI wakhotsama nga1925, ana-75 weminyaka Umbambeli waSobhuza II, 1899 - 1921 7. SOBHUZA II waBHUNU make: Lomawa LaNgolotjeni Ndwandwe waseZikhotheni (Lomawa washona, walandzelwa nguNukwase LaNgolotjeni Ndwandwe, sekuta Zihlathi LaVanyane Mkhatjwa, sekuta Seneleni LaVanyane Mkhatjwa, sekuta Dzeliwe LaMetjiso Shongwe) libutfo: Umlondolozi, watalwa: 1899, wabusa 1921 - 1982, wakhotsama ana-83 weminyaka umuti weNdlovukazi - kaLobamba III lilawu leNgwenyama - kaLozitha 8. MSWATI III waSOBHUZA make: Ntombi LaMfelane Tfwala waseMsahweni kaHhohho libutfo: Inyatsi, watalwa 1968, wabusa 1986 - umuti weNdlovukazi - eLudzidzini III lilawu leNgwenyama - eNgabezweni EMAKHOSI akaNGWANE, tiNGWENYAMA, tiNDLOVUKAZI, neMITI yato (MONARCHS OF SWAZILAND - KINGS, QUEEN MOTHERS AND ROYAL VILLAGES) short version of 22 January 2004 by R. Mdvumowencwala PATRICKS, eMsamo tiNGWENYAMA LETABUSA eSWATINI (Swaziland) tisiPHOHLONGO (8) 1. NGWANE III waDLAMINI III (wabusa ngabo1750) make: LaYaka Ndwandwe umuti weNdlovukazi - kaZombodze Emuva (lapho kwagidvwa iNcwala khona) lilawu leNgwenyama - kaHhohho I (eShiselweni) 2. NDVUNGUNYE waNGWANE (wabusa ngabo1780 - 1805) make: Lomvula LaKubheka Mndzebele umuti weNdlovukazi - kaLobamba I lilawu leNgwenyama - eMchinisweni (eShiselweni) 3. SOBHUZA I (SOMHLOLO) waNDVUNGUNYE (Umlondolozi) (wabusa ngabo1805 -1839) make lomtalako: Somnjalose LaNsibandze Simelane, wafakwa esiswini saLojiba Simelane umuti weNdlovukazi - kaLobamba I, kaLobamba II (eNokwane) lilawu leNgwenyama - eMchinisweni, eLangeni (kungatsi wacala wachubeka nemiti eyise) 4. MSWATI II waSOMHLOLO (iNyatsi) (wabusa 1845 - 1865) make: Tsandzile LaZidze Ndwandwe waseMagudu umuti weNdlovukazi - eLudzidzini II (eLudzidzini I kukaTembe) lilawu leNgwenyama - eKufinyeni, kaHhohho Umntfwana weSive - LUDVONGA II waMSWATI make: Sisile LaMgangeni Khumalo wakaZulu akabusanga, wakhotsama nga1874, akagidzanga iNcwala; kube wabekwa wayigidza eNkhanini 5. MBANDZENI waMSWATI (iNdlavela) (wabusa 1875 - 1889) make lomtalako: Nandzi waShifu Mbandzeni Nkambule waseBuseleni (wabulawa), wafakwa esiswini saSisile Khumalo, Sisile wabulawa, Tibati / Madvolomafisha LaMbandzeni Nkambule waba yiNdlovukazi umuti weNdlovukazi - eNkhanini II (eNkhanini I kukaTembe) lilawu leNgwenyama - eMbekelweni 6. BHUNU / MAHLOKOHLA waMBANDZENI (iNgulube) (wabusa 1894 - 1889) make: Labotsibeni Gwamile LaMvelase Mdluli waseLuhlekweni, eNhlambeni umuti weNdlovukazi - kaZombodze II lilawu leNgwenyama - eZabeni iNdlovukazi lebusako - LABOTSIBENI / GWAMILE LaMVELASE MDLULI Umbambeli waSobhuza II, 1899 - 1921 7. SOBHUZA II waBHUNU (Umlondolozi) (wabusa 1921 - 1982) make: Lomawa LaNgolotjeni Ndwandwe waseZikhotheni (Lomawa washona, walandzelwa nguNukwase LaNgolotjeni Ndwandwe, sekuta Zihlathi LaVanyane Mkhatjwa, sekuta Seneleni LaVanyane Mkhatjwa, sekuta Dzeliwe LaMetjiso Shongwe umuti weNdlovukazi - kaLobamba III lilawu leNgwenyama - kaLozitha 8. MSWATI III waSOBHUZA (iNyatsi) (wabusa 1986 - ) make: Ntombi LaMfelane Tfwala waseMsahweni kaHhohho umuti weNdlovukazi - eLudzidzini III lilawu leNgwenyama - eNgabezweni BHUNU waMBANDZENI: emakhosikati, emaphovela, nebantfwana page 1 draft of 18 April 2008 by R. Mdvumowencwala Patricks, Museum, Lobamba Bhunu watalwa ngabo-1877, eGundwini, wabutseka eNgulubeni. Wakhotsama nga1899, December 10, kaZombodze. Abenabo-22 weminyaka. Unina waBhunu waba nguLabotsibeni (Gwamile) Mdluli waseLuhlekweni. Emtsetfweni Labotsibeni abe ngumntfwana waMvelase Mdluli, kepha Mvelase washeshe ashone. Umfati waMvelase, Thunile Mabuza, wangenwa nguSikhunyana Mdluli. Lamanye emabito aBhunu bekatsi Ngwane V (libito lebukhosi), Mahlokohla, naHhili. (? Lelinye libito belitsi Tshela ? wetsiwa ngaGert "Tshela" Rudolph, lobekamelela laseTransvaal nakufika emaBhunu eNkhanini nga-June 1875) KaZombodze, kusekhaboBhunu, lapho abegidza iNcwala khona. Imiti yaBhunu 1. eZabeni lilawu lelikhulu (? Lizaba = lithuna ?) umuti wekucala eManzimnyama, dvutane nakaZombodze umuti wesibili 1 km. east of present site umuti wesitsatfu present site (lapho iNdlovukazi Lomawa yangcwatjwa khona) 2. eMampondvweni lilawu lelincane, etu kweMdzimba (lelilawu lakhiwa ngematje, kusekhona tindzala,) 3. eNsuka Hilda Kuper, “African Aristocracy”, 1947, p. 41: Hilda Kuper, “Sobhuza II”, 1976, p. 34: “eGocweni - LaMavimbela & LaMkhonta once stayed there” 4. kaLobamba Lomuti waphuma kaZombodze, bakha lusasa dvuatane nakaZombodze. Watsi Gwamile abawutfutse bawubeke etindzaleni taseNkhanini (lapho utfolakala khona lamuhla). Onkhe emakhosikati nemaphovela abehlala kaZombodze, ngaphandle kwaLaMndzebele, lobekahlala eMampondvweni. eZabeni kwaba kute. Bhunu watala bantfwana labasitfupha, bantfwana labangu-42 bekungenwa. Labangena emakhosikati, tinhlanti nemaphovela ngunaba: Mnt. Malunge waMbandzeni Mnt. Mthinta waMbandzeni Mnt. Mniso waMbandzeni Mnt. Jona waNdzimanye (Ndzimanye waMswati II) Mnt. Hholeka waMakhahleleka (Makhahleleka waFokothi, Fokothi waSomhlolo) Mnt. Sibonakubi waMakhahleleka Mnt. Majozi (Ndabenkulu) waMbayimbayi (Mbayimbayi waFipha, Fipha waSomhlolo) BHUNU waMBANDZENI: emakhosikati, emaphovela, nebantfwana page 2 draft of 18 April 2008 by R. Mdvumowencwala Patricks, Museum, Lobamba EMAKHOSIKATI 1. LaMatsebula, Tikose LaMasina (noma LaMgenge) (sesulamsiti lesimnyama) (kungatsi Mgenge ngumkhulu wakhe, njengoba Mgenge washona nga-March 1874) (LaMatsebula wangenwa nguMthinta waMbandzeni) 1. Niyona, wendza kuMnyango Ntjalintjali eBhahwini 2. Mnduze, wateka LaVanyane Mkhatjwa nalabanye labangu-5 / 6 (washona: 1944) 3. Findane, wendza kuJakobho Mabuza eMgazini (indvuna yaHhobohhobo, kuMusi) 2. LaMotsa (sesulamsiti lesimhlophe) (LaMotsa waya eNhlambeni, emtini waseKweceni) (LaMotsa wangenwa nguMalunge waMbandzeni) 1. Soni (akuvakali kahle kutsi uyise waSoni abe ngubani) (Soni watala bo-Rose) 2. Mdzambiso / Linah, wendza kuJohn Sukati, eSibhomeni, eMphembekati (1912 - 2000) 3. Makalamu wateka La _______________ lowatala Winile, Dumisa, Musa naMabhuzane 4. Jwana, wendza ku ___________ ? 5. Vunane, akendzanga, (watala kaZwane) 3. LaDludlu 1. Ladluli (umntfwana wekucala weNkhosi) (1897 ? – 1986 ?) (Ladluli wendza kuShifu Mqumsheli Ntjangase kaDumenkhungwini, watala inkhosana, Mlomokazulu)
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