Ncapayi (also spelt as
Ncapai
Ncapai (also spelt as Ncapayi or Ncaphayi) was the king of the Bhaca people between 1826 until his death in 1845. He was the second son from the first wife of King Madzikane ka Zulu; the first born being Sonyangwe his elder brother. He resided ...
or Ncaphayi) was the king of the
Bhaca
The Bhaca people or amaBhaca are an eMbo ethnic group in South Africa.
Background
AmaBhaca were formerly known as the Zelemus or AbakwaZelemu between the 1700s until 1830 when they were formally referred to as AmaBhaca. They are the descenda ...
people between 1826 until his death in 1846. He was the second son from the first wife of King
Madzikane
King Madzikane was the founder and a King of the amaBhaca Nation.
Family
King Madzikane's father was King Khalimesh. His firstborn was Crown Prince Sonyangwe followed by Prince Ncapai. However, because of the Mfecane wars, Prince Sonyangwe the ...
, the firstborn being Sonyangwe his elder brother. He resided at his father's royal residence in
Mpoza facing the Mganu mountains and also built another residence in the nearby Lutateni.
[(Soga, p. 443)] While trying to attack the Mpondo people due to the Maitland treaty he fell off the cliff and died in a place called Nowalala near
Ntabankulu
Ntabankulu, formerly Tabankulu, is a town in Alfred Nzo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Village some 30 km east-south-east of Mount Frere and 50 km south-south-west of Kokstad. Of Xhosa language, Xhos ...
in March 1844.
Faku Faku may refer to:
*Faku County, in Liaoning, China
*King Faku
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of pr ...
ordered he must be killed to save him from pain and agony he had suffered as for days he had plunged beneath the cliff.
[(Hammond-Tooke, W.D, p. 34 - 37)]
See also
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List of Bhaca kings
Below are the traditional chiefs and kings of Zelemu and Wushe people who were later referred to as AmaBhaca
After the death of King Ncapai the kingdom split into two ruling lines:
External linksBhaca, AmaBhaca
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References
External links
Bhaca, AmaBhaca
Ethnic groups in South Africa
19th-century monarchs in Africa
Monarchies of South Africa
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