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Kingdom of Ngoni
Mzimba
1815–present[1]
Location of the Ngoni Kingdom, c. 1815 (red) (borders in flux)
Location of the Ngoni Kingdom, c. 1815 (red)
(borders in flux)
StatusProtectorate of the United Kingdom 1857–1891
CapitalMzimba; Ekwendeni; Euthini
Common languages
Religion
Ngoni religion
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
• 1815–1848
Zwangendaba Hlatshwayo
• 1857
Gwaza Jele
• 1857–1891
M'mbelwa I
• 1896–1915
Cimtunga
• 1928–1959
M'mbelwa II
• 1959–1983
M'mbelwa III
• 1984–2013
M'mbelwa IV
• 2013–present
M'mbelwa V
History 
• Death of Inkosi ya Makosi Zwangendaba Hlatshwayo
1815
• Accession of Inkosi ya Makosi Gwaza Jele
1815
• Battle of Ilwani Atonga
1857
• Ngoni–Tumbuka Battle
1891
• Battle of Vituzu
1896
• Tumbuka–Ngoni War
1897
• British protectorate
1915
• to Ekwendeni
present[1]
Area
181525,900 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1848
110,000
CurrencyCattle
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
M'Mbelwa Paramountcy
Mzimba Republic
Charu cha Mzimba
Colony of Nyasaland
Today part ofMalawi

The Ngoni Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the Ngoni Empire or the Kingdom of Ngoni, is a monarchy[2][3] in Southern Africa[4] that started in 1815 when some of the Nguni of South Africa broke away from the Zulu Kingdom[1] and escaped to Malawi.[5][6][7][8][4]

History[edit]

M'mbelwa Kingdom is a kingdom that existed before the encounter with Europeans in Malawi. It began shortly after the war with the Zulus[1] in South Africa.[4]

Kings[edit]

M'mbelwa I[edit]

Mbelwa I was the son of Zwangendaba who married a Swazi woman called Munene. He was born at Mabili in Malawi around 1840.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Minister asks Inkosi Mbelwa to resolve Zulu chieftainship wrangle – Malawi Nyasa Times – News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. ^ "Ngoni chief urges men to cut their foreskins to reduce HIV risk – Malawi Nyasa Times – News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. ^ "Powerful Ngoni chief tells CCAP church off over beer, polygamy: 'Ngonis will continue to booze and marry' – Malawi Nyasa Times – News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  4. ^ a b c d "M'mbelwa Kingdom, Jele Ngoni of Malawi – THE AFRICAN ROYAL FAMILIES". theafricanroyalfamilies.com. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  5. ^ Nyirenda, Jamu (December 2021). ""Inkosi Yetu Ngu Kamuzu Yedwa" (Our Only King Is Kamuzu): The M'mbelwa Ngoni's relations with Hastings Kamuzu Banda in Malawi from 1964 to 1994". New Contree. 2021 (87): 107–121. doi:10.54146/newcontree/2021/87/06. ISSN 0379-9867.
  6. ^ "M'Mbelwa". The Ngoni People of Africa. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  7. ^ Thompson, T. Jack (1995-01-01), "NGONI ORIGINS", Christianity in Northern Malaŵi, Brill, pp. 1–29, ISBN 978-90-04-31996-7, retrieved 2024-02-28
  8. ^ "Ngoni king M'mbelwa V strips off Mahobe chieftaincy for marrying minor - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

Further reading[edit]

  • Bryant, Alfred T. (1964). A History of the Zulu and Neighbouring Tribes. Cape Town: C. Struik. p. 157.
  • Cana, Frank Richardson (1911). "Zululand" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). pp. 1050–1055.

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