Bhurhu KaKhawuta
Bhurhu ka Khawuta (1785–1857) was the elder brother of King Hintsa and Malashe. As Hintsa was born by Khawuta's Great wife Hintsa succeeded Khawuta. Bhurhu was very active in the wars in which Hintsa led the Xhosa nation, as he was the sub chief of the Gcaleka. He played a huge role in Hintsa's leadership, having being regent at certain instances. Bhurhu died in 1857 and his resting place is in Ngqamakwe, he was succeeded as a senior chief by his son Mapasa, who led along the area known as Tutura The Tutura (russian: Тутура) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Lena with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The settlement of Chikan is located by the Tutura, near the confluence with the Chikan rive ... and beyond. Xhosa people 1857 deaths 1785 births {{SouthAfrica-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hintsa KaKhawuta
Hintsa ka Khawuta (1780 – 12 May 1835), also known as ''Great'' or ''King Hintsa'', was the king of the Xhosa Kingdom, founded by his great ancestor, King Tshawe. He ruled from 1820 until his death in 1835. The Xhosa Kingdom, at its peak, during his reign stretched from Mbhashe River, south of Mthatha to the Gamtoos River, (Xelexwa in isiXhosa) in the Southern Cape. Hintsa led one of the most powerful kingdoms ( AmaXhosa) in the Southern Africa at the time, and would eventually come into war with the British Empire and colonial expansion in Southern Africa for a period of 100 years over the generations. The Xhosa Kingdom is led by two houses, the Gcaleka House (Great House or the Senior House) which is the ruling house, and the Rharhabe House (right-hand house) which is the second senior house. Tributary states during Hintsa's time were: * AbaThembu under King Ngubengcuka, *AmaMpondo under King Faku, * AmaBomvana clan under chief Gambushe, *AmaBhaca under King Madzikane and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malashe Ka Khawuta
Malashe ka Khawuta (born late 1700s) was the younger son of King Khawuta and a younger brother of King Hintsa and Chief Bhurhu.{{Cite web, url=http://www.sahra.org.za/sahris/sites/default/files/heritagereports/CHIA%20Final%20-%20Nqabara%20Lodge,%20Mbashe%20Municipality,%20EC.pdf, title=Nqabara Ecotourism and Volunteer Center, Mbashe Municipal District, Eastern Cape, last=VAN RYNEVELD, first=KAREN, date=2011-02-21, website=SAHRA.org.za, page=25, access-date=26 June 2017 As sub-chief of the Gcaleka, Chief Malashe was active in wars that Hintsa led the Xhosa nation in, functioning as Hintsa's advisor. Malashe's descendants still hold royal status and head a sub-section of the Xhosa nation in the Centane Centane, formerly Kentane or Kentani is a settlement in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated at approximately from Butterworth. History Centane was the site of the battle of Centane o ... and Willowvale areas. Re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Khawuta KaGcaleka
King Khawuta kaGcaleka (Born:1761-Died:1804) was the king of the AmaXhosa Nation from 1792 To 1804. He is a direct descendant of King Phalo's Great House. King Khawuta KaGcaleka was the eldest son of King Gcaleka kaPhalo.King Khawuta KaGcaleka had three sons, Prince Bhurhu kaKhawuta (1785), King Hintsa ka Khawuta (1789) and Prince Malashe ka Khawuta. King Khawuta KaGcaleka died in 1804 near what is now Kentani in the Eastern Cape Province The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha. The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in 1994 .... Other sources record 1794 or 1820 as the year of death. 1761 births 1804 deaths 18th-century rulers in Africa Rulers of the Gcaleka Xhosa people {{Africa-royal-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Xhosa People
The Xhosa people, or Xhosa language, Xhosa-speaking people (; ) are African people who are direct kinsmen of Tswana people, Sotho people and Twa people, yet are narrowly sub grouped by European as Nguni people, Nguni ethnic group whose traditional homeland is primarily the Cape Provinces, Cape Provinces of South Africa, however the skulls from Mapungubwe empire shows that they have always been in Southern Africa like their kinsmen and had developed a sophisticated culture as well as civilization. They were the second largest racial group in apartheid Southern Africa and are native speakers of the Xhosa language, IsiXhosa language. Presently, approximately eight million Xhosa speaking African people are distributed across the country, and the Xhosa language is South Africa's second-most-populous home language, after the Zulu, again we must qualify the former statement as in great countries like China, Xhosa and Zulu language would not be classified as different languages, rather ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gcaleka
The Gcaleka House is the Great house of the Xhosa Kingdom in what is now the Eastern Cape. Its royal palace is in the former Transkei and its counterpart in the former Ciskei is the Rharhabe, which is the right hand house of Phalo. The Gcaleka House was founded by Gcaleka kaPhalo, who became King of the Xhosa nation in 1775. History The Xhosa Kingdom had been the most feared Kingdom even before the establishment of the two royal Gcaleka and Rharhabe Houses. The Xhosa royal blood line stretches from Ntu, whose heir was Mnguni, the father of Xhosa . The whole division within the Xhosa nation stretches to the time when King Phalo had both of his intended wives arriving on the same day, and for whom he had already paid lobola, one from the Mpondo royal family and one from the Thembu royal family. As both brides were from royal houses of high standing, Phalo had caused a dilemma within the Xhosa nation by marrying two princesses at the same time. This great dilemma was that, were ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tutura (Eastern Cape)
The Tutura (russian: Тутура) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Lena (river), Lena with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The settlement of Chikan (Irkutsk Oblast), Chikan is located by the Tutura, near the confluence with the Chikan river, its main tributary. Other inhabited places near the river are Tutura (Irkutsk Oblast), Tutura and Kelora. The Tutura basin is one of the areas of Russia traditionally inhabited by Evenks. Course The Tutura is a right tributary of the Lena which flows across the Lena-Angara Plateau. It has its sources in the Bolshoy Tutura Lake, Kachugsky District, to the NNE of Irkutsk. It flows first westwards, then in its middle course it heads in a roughly northern direction across the highland area. In its lower reaches its channel widens and near Chikan village it turns WSW, meandering across a floodplain. Finally the Tutura meets the right bank of the Lena by Zhigalovo, Irkutsk Oblast, Zhigalovo, the admini ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1857 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 – The biggest Estonian newspaper, ''Postimees'', is established by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. * January 7 – The partly French-owned London General Omnibus Company begins operating. * January 9 – The 7.9 Fort Tejon earthquake shakes Central and Southern California, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). * January 24 – The University of Calcutta is established in Calcutta, as the first multidisciplinary modern university in South Asia. The University of Bombay is also established in Bombay, British India, this year. * February 3 – The National Deaf Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet University) is established in Washington, D.C., becoming the first school for the advanced education of the deaf. * February 5 – The Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States is promulgated. * March – The Austrian garrison leaves Bucharest. * March 3 ** France and the United Kingdom f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |