The Gaza were
Nguni Nguni may refer to:
*Nguni languages
* Nguni cattle
*Nguni people
*Nguni sheep, which divide into the Zulu, Pedi, and Swazi types
*Nguni stick-fighting
* Nguni shield
* Nguni homestead
*Nguni (surname) Nguni is an African surname. Notable people ...
people who left what is now
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
in the early 19th century and settled in
Gazaland in what is now Southern
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
. An early leader was
Soshangane
Soshangana KaZikode (), born Soshangana Nxumalo, was the Founder and the Monarch of the Gaza Empire, which at the height of its power stretched from the Limpopo river in southern Mozambique up to the Zambezi river in the north. Soshangana rul ...
(''circa'' 1828), under whom they migrated somewhat further North to the
Save River area.
Ethnic groups in Mozambique
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