 The son of Mpondo King Faku (before 1864) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ~5 million[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 South Africa | |
| Languages | |
| IsiMpondo, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, African Traditional Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Xhosa, Mpondomise, Thembu, Xesibe Swati, Hlubi, Zulu other Bantu peoples |
| The Ama-Mpondo Nation | |
|---|---|
| Person | I-Mpondo |
| People | Ama-Mpondo |
| Language | Isi-Mpondo |
| Country | Ema-Mpondweni |
The Mpondo People, or simply Ama-Mpondo, is a kingdom in what is now the Eastern Cape.[3][2] It was established in 1226. The Ama-Mpondo Nation was first ruled by its founder who was King Mpondo kaNjanya who lived around (born in 1205 and died in 1280) and later the 'Ama-Nyawuza' clan (a royal clan of the Ama-Mpondo), by nationality referred to themselves as 'Ama-Mpondo'. They are related to other Aba-Mbo kingdoms and chiefdoms in South Africa.
- ^ Anthony Appiah; Henry Louis Gates (2010). Encyclopedia of Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-19-533770-9.
- ^ a b Diagram Group (2013). Encyclopedia of African Peoples. Routledge. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-135-96334-7.
- ^ Mpondo people, Encyclopædia Britannica (2007)