Mlawu ka Rarabe was a son of
Rarabe ka Phalo
Rarabe ka Phalo (about 1722 - 1787) was a Xhosa Prince and the founder of the Right Hand House of the Xhosa nation. Rarabe was the eldest son and right hand son of King Phalo ka Tshiwo.
Rharhabe died near present-day Dohne in the Eastern Cape pr ...
, the founder of the right hand house of the
Xhosa nation.
Mlawu is known to have had three sons of which the Great son
Ngqika ka Mlawu
The Ngqika people are a Xhosa monarchy who lived west of the Great Kei River in what is today the Eastern Cape of South Africa. They were first ruled by Rarabe kaPhalo who died with his son Mlawu, who was destined for chieftaincy. The clan would be ...
disposed of his uncle
Ndlambe ka Rarabe as paramount chief of the Rarabe. The other two sons where
Ntimbo ka Rarabe a (Right Hand son) and
Hobe ka Rarabe Hobe may refer to:
People
* Hobe (family), a German aristocratic family also influential in Denmark
* Jobé, a subgroup of the Jaega Native American tribe of Florida
* Hobe Ferris (1877–1938), American Major League Baseball player
* Hobe Morrison ...
.
Mlawu died in
1782
Events
January–March
* January 7 – The first American commercial bank (Bank of North America) opens.
* January 15 – Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the United States Congress to recommend establish ...
Xhosa people
1782 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Heirs apparent who never acceded
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