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674:(1977–1994)
668:(1976–1994)
662:(1910–1961)
656:(1806–1910)
654:Cape Colony
637:(1886–1891)
631:(1884–1888)
625:(1882–1883)
619:(1882–1885)
600:(1870–1871)
594:(1870–1880)
588:(1861–1879)
582:(1856–1860)
576:(1854–1858)
570:(1854–1902)
564:(1852–1902)
545:(1839–1843)
539:(1837–1848)
533:(1836–1844)
527:(1825–1861)
521:(1818–1897)
515:(1813–1871)
509:(1806–1910)
507:Cape Colony
503:(1802–1806)
484:(1795–1802)
482:Cape Colony
478:(1795–1796)
437:(1652–1795)
418:(1430–1760)
412:(1050–1270)
404:before 1600
314:Preceded by
1847:Categories
1786:Portuguese
1771:Afrikaners
1668:Indigenous
1177:KwaNdebele
1111:Upingtonia
1099:Stellaland
960:Bantustans
866:Mozambique
862:Portuguese
827:Mozambique
819:Soshangane
802:in 1818.
788:Shaka Zulu
782:, and the
780:Dingiswayo
617:Stellaland
460:1780–1817)
376:Historical
214:Government
77:newspapers
66:"Ndwandwe"
1827:Malawians
1807:Congolese
1504:Kafwe Twa
1209:(1910–61)
1185:(1981–94)
1179:(1981–94)
1173:(1981–94)
1167:(1981–94)
1161:(1979–94)
1155:(1977–94)
1149:(1976–94)
1143:(1974–94)
1137:(1972–94)
1131:(1971–94)
1129:Gazankulu
1119:(1886–91)
1113:(1885–87)
1107:(1884–88)
1101:(1882–85)
1095:(1882–83)
1089:(1870–73)
1083:(1861–79)
1071:(1839–43)
1059:(1902–10)
1053:(1902–10)
1023:(1816–97)
839:Swaziland
611:1875–1900
556:1850–1875
495:1800–1850
448:1700–1800
429:1600–1700
144:1780–1825
34:does not
1868:Ndwandwe
1832:Zambians
1781:Italians
1730:Tokaleya
1725:Ndwandwe
1604:Tokaleya
1569:Ndwandwe
1411:Ndwandwe
1328:Ndwandwe
1171:KaNgwane
1147:Transkei
965:National
950:Colonies
945:Kingdoms
872:See also
858:Zimbabwe
790:and the
769:Zululand
765:Mthethwa
747:Ndwandwe
666:Transkei
464:Ndwandwe
218:Monarchy
196:Mthethwa
183:Mthethwa
168:Ndwandwe
134:Ndwandwe
1812:Indians
1802:Chinese
1710:Manyika
1700:Kalanga
1614:Tumbuka
1348:Swahili
1303:Makonde
1183:KwaZulu
850:English
531:Winburg
270:History
239:•
91:scholar
55:removed
40:sources
1795:Others
1776:Greeks
1745:Vadoma
1740:Tsonga
1715:Nambya
1599:Subiya
1584:Nsenga
1564:Mwanga
1559:Mbunda
1554:Mambwe
1529:Lovale
1524:Lambya
1494:Chokwe
1426:Tsonga
1353:Tsonga
1313:Maviha
1165:Ciskei
1141:QwaQwa
1135:Lebowa
1093:Goshen
1017:–1819)
1004:–1817)
860:, and
854:Zambia
843:Zambia
835:Malawi
758:Africa
749:are a
684:Ciskei
623:Goshen
472:(1795)
379:states
273:
229:
93:
86:
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72:
64:
1853:Nguni
1761:White
1754:White
1735:Tonga
1705:Lemba
1675:Shona
1619:Yombe
1609:Tonga
1594:Senga
1589:Nyiha
1579:Nkoya
1574:Ngoni
1549:Lungu
1544:Lunda
1519:Lamba
1514:Kunda
1489:Chewa
1484:Bwile
1479:Bemba
1421:Swazi
1416:Sotho
1343:Shona
1318:Mwani
1308:Makua
1298:Lemba
1293:Kunda
1283:Chopi
1159:Venda
776:Zwide
754:Nguni
751:Bantu
678:Venda
225:nKosi
98:JSTOR
84:books
1720:Ndau
1534:Lozi
1338:Sena
1323:Ndau
1288:Gaza
856:and
841:and
792:Zulu
773:King
745:The
300:1825
290:1780
70:news
38:any
36:cite
1358:Yao
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