AmaGcaleka

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AmaGcaleka are a major Xhosa clan and royal lineage in South Africa, historically led by the Gcaleka royal house and centered in the former Transkei region.

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Label Occurrences
AmaGcaleka canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Xhosa clan ⓘ
royal lineage ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Xhosa cattle-killing movement ⓘ
clanTotem various Xhosa totems ⓘ
colonialEraInteractionWith British Empire ⓘ
Cape Colony ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
culturalPractice ancestor veneration ⓘ
lobola (bridewealth) ⓘ
ulwaluko (male initiation) ⓘ
customaryLawSystem Xhosa customary law ⓘ
dynasticHouse House of Phalo ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Xhosa people ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Nguni peoples ⓘ
linked to: Nguni people
founder King Gcaleka kaPhalo ⓘ
governedBy hereditary monarchy ⓘ
governingBodyType traditional council ⓘ
hasMonarchTitle King of the AmaGcaleka ⓘ
King of the Xhosa ⓘ
hasSubclans various Gcaleka lineages ⓘ
historicalRegion Transkei ⓘ
historicalStatus paramount Xhosa kingdom ⓘ
involvedInConflict Ninth Frontier War ⓘ
Xhosa Wars ⓘ
language Xhosa ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern Cape ⓘ
namedAfter Gcaleka kaPhalo ⓘ
partOf Xhosa nation ⓘ
linked to: Xhosa people
politicalSystem chieftaincy-based hierarchy ⓘ
predecessorDynasty AmaRharhabe (as junior house) ⓘ
linked to: AmaRharhabe
recognizedBy South African government (as traditional community) ⓘ
regionType rural heartland ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
royalHouse Gcaleka royal house ⓘ
seniorHouseOf Xhosa royal family ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based society ⓘ
subgroupOf amaXhosa ⓘ
linked to: Xhosa
traditionalCapitalRegion Centane area ⓘ
Elliotdale area ⓘ
Willowvale area ⓘ
traditionalEconomy cattle herding ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalLawfulHead king ⓘ
traditionalReligion African traditional religion ⓘ
usesSurnameCluster Gcaleka-related surnames ⓘ

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