Mthwakazi

Mthwakazi
1840-1893
Location of Mthwakazi
CapitalBulawayo
Common languagesNdebele, Xhosa, Kalanga, Khoisan, Nambya, Tonga, Shangaan, Tswana, Venda and Sotho
GovernmentConstitutional Monarchy
King-Inkosi 
• 1820–1868
Mzilikazi
• 1868–1894
Lobengula
• 2018 -
Bulelani Lobengula[1]
History 
• Established
1840
1895
Area
• Total
152,000 km2 (59,000 sq mi)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Rozwi Empire
Company rule in Rhodesia
Today part ofZimbabwe Matabeleland

Mthwakazi is the traditional name of the proto-Ndebele people and Ndebele kingdom and is located in between Sanyati river and Limpopo River in the area of today's Zimbabwe.[2][3] Mthwakazi is widely used to refer to inhabitants of Matebeleland Province in Zimbabwe.[4]

  1. ^ url= https://allafrica.com/stories/201810020045.html]
  2. ^ "Bulelani Lobengula crowned the Ndebele King". 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Brief History of Mthwakazi (English)".
  4. ^ Mthwakazi Foundation Inc. Retrieved 2012-08-09.