Xesibeland was a region in

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lying between

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and

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the area around

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. Xesibeland was the traditional region of the Xesibe people ''(AmaXesibe)'', closely related to the

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and the Mpondomise.

History

Xesibeland had been formerly part of Mpondoland. On 20 October 1886 armed

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invaded Xesibeland, burning

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s and causing much disorder. They resented the loss of Xesibeland, an area that was not so crowded as other parts of Mpondoland and thus could have supported a greater population. About 10,000 more Mpondos concentrated on the border after the invasion, but after occasional battles and retreats by the Mpondo, order was eventually restored in December that same year. At that time the leader of the Mpondos was Umquieka. Xesibeland was annexed by the

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in 1886.George Campbell. ''The British empire''
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References

External links

European Traders and the Mpondo Paramountcy, 1878-1886The origin of the Qwathi
History of South Africa Xhosa 1886 establishments in the British Empire {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub