King Khawuta kaGcaleka (Born:1761-Died:1804) was the king of the
AmaXhosa
The Xhosa people, or 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 ethnic group whose traditional homeland is primarily the ...
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 Gcaleka KaPhalo (Born:1728-Died:1792) he was the King of AmaXhosa Nation from:1775 to 1792 and he was the third son of King Phalo kaTshiwo and King Gcaleka KaPhalo had 3 known sons, King Khawuta kaGcaleka (1761), Prince Velelo kaGcaleka and ...
.King Khawuta KaGcaleka had three sons, Prince
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 s ...
(1785), King
Hintsa ka Khawuta
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, durin ...
(1789) and Prince
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, ...
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King Khawuta KaGcaleka died in 1804 near what is now
Kentani
Centane, formerly Kentane or Kentani is a settlement in Amathole District Municipality
Amathole is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Amathole is East London. Over 90% of its 892,637 people speak ...
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
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