Mthethwa Clan

Mtetwa
Mthethwa Paramountcy
c. 1780–1817
Mthethwa Clan is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Ndwandwe
Ndwandwe
Mthethwa
Mthethwa
Locations of the Mthethwa Paramountcy, and the rival Ndwandwe clan on a map of present-day KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Official languagesNguni
GovernmentConfederation
nKosi 
• c. 1780–1806
Jobe kaKhayi
• 1806–1817
Dingiswayo
History 
• Established
c. 1780
• Disestablished
1817
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Nguni culture
Zulu Kingdom

The Mthethwa Paramountcy, sometimes referred to as the Mtetwa or Mthethwa Empire, was a Southern African state that arose in the 18th century south of Delagoa Bay and inland in eastern southern Africa. "Mthethwa" means "the one who rules".