Hintsa kaKhawuta

IKumkani uHintsa
Sketch of King Hintsa ka Khawuta from the 1800s
Bornc.1780
Died12 May 1835(1835-05-12) (aged 54–55)

Hintsa ka Khawuta (c. 1780 – 12 May 1835), also known as Great or King Hintsa, was the king of the Xhosa Kingdom, founded by his ancestor, King Tshawe. He ruled from 1820 until his death in 1835. The kingdom at its peak, during his reign stretched from the Mbhashe River, south of Mthatha, to the Gamtoos River, (Xelexwa in isiXhosa) in the Southern Cape.