Ndebele Kingdom (Mthwakazi)

Ndebele Kingdom (Mthwakazi) was a state in Zambezi and Zimbabwe Plateau (Central and Southern Africa) that lasted from 1823 to 1894 CE, about 71 years. Its people spoke Bantu languages (Kongo, Shona, Zulu, Swahili, Luba, Ganda).

Mzilikazi broke with Shaka in 1823, crossed the highveld and, driven out by the Boers, settled north of the Limpopo around 1840. His son Lobengula lost the kingdom to the British South Africa Company in 1893 to 1894.

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Facts

Dates

1823 to 1894 CE

Duration

71 years

Type

State

Region

Zambezi and Zimbabwe Plateau, Central and Southern Africa

Language family

Bantu

Capital

Bulawayo

Came from

• Rozvi Empire c. 1660 to 1866 CE

Became

• Company Rhodesia 1890 to 1923 CE

Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time

• 1836 The Great Trek begins
• 1879 Battle of Isandlwana
• 1885 Berlin Conference ends
• 1886 Witwatersrand gold rush

Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa

• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE
• Zulu Kingdom 1816 to 1897 CE
• Congo Free State 1885 to 1908 CE
• Kingdom of Buganda c. 1300 to 1966 CE
• Bunyoro-Kitara c. 1400 to 1899 CE
• Portuguese Mozambique 1505 to 1975 CE
• Portuguese Angola 1575 to 1975 CE
• Luba Empire c. 1585 to 1889 CE
• Lunda Empire c. 1665 to 1887 CE
• Rozvi Empire c. 1660 to 1866 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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