Lojiba Simelane was the queen regent Indlovukati of

Swaziland Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...

from 1836 after the death of

Sobhuza I Sobhuza I (also known as Ngwane IV, Somhlolo) (1788–1850) was king of Eswatini, from 1815 to 1850. Born around the year 1788, his father was King Ndvungunye (also known as ''Zikodze''), and his mother was Somnjalose Simelane. He was calle ...

until 1840 when King Mswati II became the king.Lojiba Simelani's first born son prince Sononde was young during the death of his father. King Mswati II was made king for that reason. Sononde and his mother rebeled against the former Swati king's advisors and later chased out of Swaziland.

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