Ngoni Kingdom

Kingdom of Ngoni Mzimba
1815–1848
Location of the Ngoni Kingdom, c. 1815 (red) (borders in flux)
Status	Protectorate of the United Kingdom 1857–1891
Capital	Mzimba; Ekwendeni; Euthini
Common languages	isiNgoni ChiTumbuka
Religion	Ngoni religion
Government	Monarchy
King
• 1815–1848	Zwangendaba Hlatshwayo
• 1857	Gwaza Jele
• 1857–1891	M'mbelwa I
• 1896–1915	Cimtunga
• 1928–1959	M'mbelwa II
• 1959–1983	M'mbelwa III
• 2013–present	M'mbelwa IV
•	M'mbelwa V
History
• Death of Inkosi ya Makosi Zwangendaba Hlatshwayo	1815
• Accession of Inkosi ya Makosi Gwaza Jele	1815
• Battle of Ilwani Atonga	1857
• Ngoni-Tumbuka Battle	1891
• Battle of Vituzu	1896
• Tumbuka-Ngoni War	1897
• British protectorate	1915
• to Ekwendeni	1848
Area
1815	25,900 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1848	110,000
Currency	Cattle
Preceded by Succeeded by M'Mbelwa Paramountcy Mzimba Republic Charu cha Mzimba Colony of Nyasaland
Today part of	Malawi

The Ngoni Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the Ngoni Empire or the Kingdom of Ngoni, was a monarchy in Southern Africa during the 1815 when the Ngoni of Malawi broke away from the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa.

History

M'mbelwa Kingdom is a kingdom that existed before the encounter with Europeans in Malawi. It began shortly after the war with the Zulus in South Africa.

Kings

M'mbelwa I

Mbelwa I was the son of Zwangendaba who married a Swazi woman called Munene. He was born at Mabili in Malawi around 1840.

See also

• Nguni stick-fighting

Further reading

• Bryant, Alfred T. (1964). A History of the Zulu and Neighbouring Tribes. Cape Town: C. Struik. p. 157.
• Cana, Frank Richardson (1911). "Zululand" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). pp. 1050–1055.

External links

• People of Africa, Zulu marriage explained
• An article on Piet Retief, including his interactions with Dingane
• History section of the official page for the Zululand region