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Dingiswayo's career marked a watershed in the history of south-east Africa. During his exile he was exposed to
European ideas and he put these into practice to produce a disciplined and highly organised army for the first time in the region. After his death, Shaka extended these ideas to create a
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who were exploring a
Southern approach to the African interior and were possibly murdered by Chief Phakathwayo of Ama-Qwabe-Chieftaincy, or King Dingiswayo of Ama-Nyambose-Kingdom subsequently acquired Cowan's horse and gun. King Dingiswayo's new military tactics were an adoption of western
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shared the same lineage through King Xaba KaMadanga . Zwide was the king of the
Ndwandwe, Khumalo, Msene, and Jele peoples. (There does not appear to be a direct family link between King Zwide kaLanga 2nd and Prince Soshangane kaZikode of the Ama-Nxumalo people).
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In 1816 Shaka returned to the Zulu to claim chieftainship, while still recognising the larger
Mthethwa and Dingiswayo as overlord. However, in the course of an attempted invasion of Zwide's territory, Dingiswayo was captured and beheaded by Zwide at Ngome, near
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under King Jobe. Godongwana and his brother, Tana, plotted against their father Jobe, but their plot was discovered. Tana was killed and
Godongwana made his escape. Nursed back to health by a sister, the young man found refuge in the foothills of the
229:. It was under King Dingiswayo that the Mthethwa rose to prominence, mostly employing diplomacy and assimilation of nearby chiefdoms to strengthen his power base. According to Mthethwa (1995), the Mthethwas are descended from the
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Upon the death of his father, he returned to claim the
Kingship. He found his brother Prince Mawewe KaJobe in power. He displaced him without resistance. Prince Mawewe KaJobe fled, but was lured back and killed.
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The exact fate of Cowan and
Donovan is unknown, there are many conflicting stories, it may be that African oral-history relates that Cowan was murdered by Ph. Cowan's journals which were rediscovered by
591:"Bourne, (Rowland) Richard, (born 27 July 1940), Head, Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London University, 1999–2005, Senior Research Fellow, 2006–16"
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King
Dingiswayo's lineage can be traced back to King Mthethwa KaNyambose KaKhubazi KaSibiside KaSidwabasiluthuli . It is possible that King Dingiswayo KaJobe and
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migrations – tribes displaced, latterly by the Ama-Zulu chieftaincy, and who in turn displaced others in a series of internecine wars.
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King
Dingiswayo KaJobe The Mthethwa Royal family Bloodline as stated by Muzi Mthethwa way back in (1995AD) as follows:
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among the Qwabe and
Langeni people. He changed his name to Dingiswayo, which means "one in distress or in exile".
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offers some possible theories on what may have happened, but there is no reliable evidence of their demise
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King Nyambose & Prince Mpondomise & Prince Mpondo & Prince Xesibe & Prince Chibi KaKhubazi
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King Dingiswayo KaJobe combined a number of smaller tribes to oppose his Kingship rival to the north,
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561:"Book Review of Our Story – Godongwana becomes Dingiswayo by Jimmy Justice Maluleke et al"
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Somveli, Seyama, Mngoye, Sonkonde, Ngungumbana, Mthakathi, Mgcobo, Khuzwayo, Shuqu, Manqe
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Africa in the Nineteenth Century Until the 1880s: Volume 6 of General history of Africa
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Crampton, Hazel (2012). "The Explorer Who Got Lost: Dr Andrew Cowan's Journal Found".
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rigidly disciplined society to complement Dingiswayo's military reforms.
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techniques of drills and formation movements under a chain of command.
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King Mjakazo (Godongwana 1st) , & Prince Cele KaPhoswayo ,
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Longman History of Southern Africa, Longman Publishing, 1978
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Location of King Dingiswayo's kraal, Oyengweni, on a map of
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Captain Goddard Edward Donovan and Dr Andrew Cowan of the
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King Sibiside & Prince Mnyamane KaSidwabasiluthuli ,
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We first hear of Godongwana during the wanderings of
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King Thuliso , & Prince Mdletshe KaHlangalezwe ,
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16:Mthethwa King and mentor of Shaka Zulu (1780–1817)
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304:King Shwabade KaMlandela ,
301:King Phoswayo KaShwabade ,
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274:King Khayi KaXaba ,
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633:(33): 19–.
631:Rhodesiana
547:10530/1193
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452:References
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345:Early life
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207:Godongwana
187:Dingiswayo
174:Occupation
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595:Who's Who
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217:general,
85:Oyengweni
844:Mthethwa
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351:Nandi
231:Nguni
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