House of Khumalo

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The House of Khumalo is a royal dynasty of the Ndebele people in southern Africa, best known for producing kings such as Lobengula who ruled the Ndebele kingdom in the 19th century.

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House of Khumalo canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African royal house
royal dynasty
associatedEvent First Matabele War
Second Matabele War
associatedWithPolity Matabeleland
clan Khumalo
continent Africa
countryHistorical Ndebele Kingdom
culturalSphere Southern African traditional kingdoms
currentCountryTerritory Botswana
South Africa
Zimbabwe
ethnicGroupOfOrigin Ndebele people
ethnicIdentity Northern Ndebele
ethnolinguisticGroup Nguni
governanceType hereditary kingship
hasTitle King of the Ndebele
Queen of the Ndebele
historicalRole leader of Ndebele state formation
participant in resistance to colonial expansion
languageOfPeople Northern Ndebele language
linked to: Northern Ndebele
laterReligion Christianity
lineOfSuccession agnatic succession
namedAfter Khumalo clan
linked to: Khumalo dynasty
notableMember Gundwane Ndiweni
Lobengula
Mzilikazi
Queen Lozikeyi Dlodlo
partOf Ndebele monarchy
linked to: Ndebele Kingdom
politicalStatus former sovereign ruling house
politicalSystem monarchy
presentStatus traditional royal house
region Southern Africa
relatedDynasty Zulu royal family
ruled Ndebele Kingdom
ruledDuringCentury 19th century
socialStructure patrilineal dynasty
sphereOfInfluenceHistorical parts of present‑day Botswana
parts of present‑day South Africa
south‑western Zimbabwe
successorPolity British South Africa Company rule in Matabeleland
traditionalCapital Bulawayo (royal town)
linked to: Bulawayo
traditionalReligion African traditional religion

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Lobengula Khumalo house House of Khumalo