Makhanda (prophet)

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Makhanda
Image of Chief Makhanda. Date of photo: May 16 2016. Content provider: Thembani Onceya.
Born	~1780 Uitenhage, Xhosa Kingdom
Died	(1820-12-25)25 December 1820
Nationality	Xhosa
Occupation	War-doctor Prophet

Makhanda , also spelled Makana and also known as Nxele ("the left-handed"), (c. 1780 – 25 December 1820^{[1][failed verification][a]}) was a Xhosa indigenous doctor. He served as a top advisor to Chief Ndlambe. During the Xhosa Wars, on 22 April 1819, he initiated an abortive assault on the town of Grahamstown, in what was then the Cape Colony.

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