Ndlovukati

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Ndlovukati is the title given to the Queen Mother and co-monarch in the traditional Swazi monarchy, holding significant spiritual and political authority.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ndlovukati canonical 6
Ndlovukati-designate of Swaziland 1
Ndlovukazi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchical office ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
traditional title ⓘ
alternativeHolder king's senior wife ⓘ
appliesTo Queen Mother of Eswatini ⓘ
associatedCeremony Incwala ceremony ⓘ
associatedWith House of Dlamini ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Swazi royal council ⓘ
country Eswatini ⓘ
culture Swazi ⓘ
genderRequirement female ⓘ
governmentalRole head of state in regency periods ⓘ
hasAuthorityType political authority ⓘ
spiritual authority ⓘ
languageOfOrigin siSwati ⓘ
politicalRole check on king's power in traditional system ⓘ
symbol of national unity ⓘ
positionInMonarchy co-ruler with the King of Eswatini ⓘ
religiousRole guardian of national rituals ⓘ
spiritual leader of the nation ⓘ
residence Ludzidzini Royal Village ⓘ
role Queen Mother ⓘ
co-monarch ⓘ
successionPrinciple usually appointed from king's wives or mother ⓘ
titleMeaning She-elephant (in siSwati) ⓘ
typicalHolder king's mother ⓘ
usedIn Swazi monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Swazi royal family

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swazi people → hasQueenMother → Ndlovukati ⓘ
Ntfombi Tfwala → title → Ndlovukati ⓘ
Princess Mantfombi Dlamini → titleHeld → Ndlovukati-designate of Swaziland ⓘ
linked to: Ndlovukati
Swazi Kingdom → hasRulerTitle → Ndlovukati ⓘ
Swazi people → traditionalLeadershipTitle → Ndlovukazi ⓘ
subject linked to: Swazi
linked to: Ndlovukati