Ngoni Kingdom

The Ngoni Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the Ngoni Empire or the Kingdom of Ngoni, is a monarchy[2][3] in Southern Africa[4] that started in 1815 when some of the Nguni of South Africa broke away from the Zulu Kingdom[1] and escaped to Malawi.[5][6][7][8][4]

Kingdom of Ngoni
Mzimba
1815–present[1]
Location of the Ngoni Kingdom, c. 1815 (red)
(borders in flux)
StatusProtectorate of the United Kingdom 1857–1891
CapitalMzimba; Ekwendeni; Euthini
Common languages
Religion
Ngoni religion
GovernmentMonarchy
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
• 1984–2013
M'mbelwa IV
• 2013–present
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
present[1]
Area
181525,900 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1848
110,000
CurrencyCattle
Preceded by		Succeeded by
M'Mbelwa Paramountcy
Mzimba Republic
Charu cha Mzimba
Colony of Nyasaland
Today part ofMalawi

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[1] in South Africa.[4]

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.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Minister asks Inkosi Mbelwa to resolve Zulu chieftainship wrangle – Malawi Nyasa Times – News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. "Ngoni chief urges men to cut their foreskins to reduce HIV risk – Malawi Nyasa Times – News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. "Powerful Ngoni chief tells CCAP church off over beer, polygamy: 'Ngonis will continue to booze and marry' – Malawi Nyasa Times – News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  4. "M'mbelwa Kingdom, Jele Ngoni of Malawi – THE AFRICAN ROYAL FAMILIES". theafricanroyalfamilies.com. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  5. Nyirenda, Jamu (December 2021). ""Inkosi Yetu Ngu Kamuzu Yedwa" (Our Only King Is Kamuzu): The M'mbelwa Ngoni's relations with Hastings Kamuzu Banda in Malawi from 1964 to 1994". New Contree. 2021 (87): 107–121. doi:10.54146/newcontree/2021/87/06. ISSN 0379-9867.
  6. "M'Mbelwa". The Ngoni People of Africa. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  7. Thompson, T. Jack (1995-01-01), "NGONI ORIGINS", Christianity in Northern Malaŵi, Brill, pp. 1–29, ISBN 978-90-04-31996-7, retrieved 2024-02-28
  8. "Ngoni king M'mbelwa V strips off Mahobe chieftaincy for marrying minor - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

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.
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