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Ngwane III is an important figure in the history of
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61:Predecessor
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916:Mswati III
897:Mswati III
856:Sobhuza II
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777:Dlamini IV
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181:and Queen
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151:Ngwane III
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382:9 August
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218:Zombodze
209:Eswatini
203:Kingship
191:Zombodze
170:kaNgwane
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