AmaRharhabe

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AmaRharhabe is a prominent sub-group of the Xhosa people, historically led by its own royal lineage within the broader Xhosa nation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
AmaRharhabe canonical 3
AmaRharhabe (as junior house) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Xhosa subgroup ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
culturalRegion former Ciskei and surrounding areas ⓘ
ethnicGroup Xhosa ⓘ
ethnonymLanguage Xhosa ⓘ
governedWithin traditional leadership framework of South Africa ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice ancestor veneration ⓘ
praise poetry (izibongo) ⓘ
hasCustom lobola (bridewealth) ⓘ
ulwaluko (male initiation) ⓘ
hasRoyalLineage Rharhabe royal family ⓘ
hasRulerTitle King of the AmaRharhabe ⓘ
Queen of the AmaRharhabe ⓘ
hasSocialStructure clans ⓘ
lineages ⓘ
hasTitle Rharhabe Kingdom ⓘ
historicalAffiliation Xhosa nation ⓘ
linked to: Xhosa people
isSubgroupOf AmaXhosa ⓘ
linked to: Xhosa
language Xhosa language ⓘ
linked to: Xhosa
locatedIn Eastern Cape ⓘ
majorReligion Christianity ⓘ
partOf Xhosa people ⓘ
recognizedBy South African government (as a traditional community) ⓘ
sharesCultureWith AmaGcaleka ⓘ
sharesLanguageWith other Xhosa groups ⓘ
traditionalEconomy cattle herding ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
traditionalLeadership hereditary monarchy ⓘ
traditionalReligion African traditional religion ⓘ
usesClanSystem yes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

King of the Xhosa → associatedClan → AmaRharhabe ⓘ
Rharhabe → traditionalTitle → AmaRharhabe ⓘ
Rharhabe → hasClanName → AmaRharhabe ⓘ
AmaGcaleka → predecessorDynasty → AmaRharhabe (as junior house) ⓘ
linked to: AmaRharhabe