The
Ndwandwe

Ndwandwe are a Bantu Nguni-speaking people who populate sections
of southern Africa.
The Ndwandwe, with the Mthethwa, were a significant power in
present-day Zululand at the turn of the nineteenth century. Under the
leadership of King Zwide, the
Ndwandwe

Ndwandwe nation destroyed the Mthethwa
under their king Dingiswayo, and the power vacuum was filled by Shaka
and his then small Zulu tribe. In a common front against the Ndwandwe,
Shaka

Shaka collected the remains of the Mthethwa and other regional tribes,
and survived the first encounter of the
Zulu Civil War with Zwide at
the
Battle of Gqokli Hill
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Battle of Gqokli Hill in 1818.
In 1819, Zwide made another expedition against the Zulus, but Shaka
again changed his tactics, letting the
Ndwandwe

Ndwandwe army penetrate his
territory and responding with guerrilla warfare. Shortage of supplies
caused the Ndandwe to return home, but when they were crossing the
river Mhlatuze in early 1820, their forces were split and defeated at
the Battle of Mhlatuze River.
This led to the disintegration of the
Ndwandwe

Ndwandwe nation as Zwide's
generals and sons led sections of the
Ndwandwe

Ndwandwe northwards. One such
group, under Soshangane, formed the
Gaza Empire

Gaza Empire in present-day central
Mozambique

Mozambique while another, under Zwangendaba, established rule as the
waNgoni in present-day Malawi. Others established themselves as chiefs
of note in
Swaziland

Swaziland and
Zambia

Zambia to create a
Ndwandwe

Ndwandwe legacy of
enduring power that is scattered across Southern Africa.
They speak Nguni dialects and their nations’ official languages are
English in
Zambia

Zambia and Zimbabwe, and Portuguese in Mozambique.
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Kingdom of Mapungubwe

Kingdom of Mapungubwe (c. 1075–c. 1220)
Mthethwa Paramountcy

Mthethwa Paramountcy (c. 1780–1817)
Ndwandwe

Ndwandwe Kingdom (c. 1780–1819)
Zulu Kingdom
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Zulu Kingdom (1816–97)
Dutch Cape Colony

Dutch Cape Colony (1652–1806)
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Cape Colony (1795–1910)
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Colony (1843–1910)
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Colony (1902–10)
Transvaal
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Natalia Republic (1839–43)
Orange Free State

Orange Free State (1854–1902)
Griqualand East

Griqualand East (1861–79)
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Griqualand West (1870–73)
Goshen (1882–83)
Stellaland

Stellaland (1882–85)
Nieuwe Republiek

Nieuwe Republiek (1884–88)
Upingtonia

Upingtonia (1885–87)
Klein Vrystaat

Klein Vrystaat (1886–91)
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Gazankulu (1971–94)
Lebowa

Lebowa (1972–94)
QwaQwa

QwaQwa (1974–94)
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Transkei (1976–94)
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Bophuthatswana (1977–94)
Venda

Venda (1979–94)
Ciskei

Ciskei (1981–94)
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KaNgwane (1981–94)
KwaNdebele

KwaNdebele (1981–94)
KwaZulu

KwaZulu (1981–94)
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Cape Qualified Franchise (1853–1910)
South African Republic

South African Republic (1856–1902)
Union of
South Africa

South Africa (1910–61)
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South Africa

South Africa (1961–Present)
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Ethnic groups in Mozambique
Chopi
Gaza
Kunda
Lemba
Makonde
Makua
Maviha
Ndau
Ndwandwe
Portuguese Mozambicans
Sena
Shona
Swahili
Tsonga
Yao
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Ethnic groups in Swaziland
Ndwandwe
Sotho
Swazi
Tsonga
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Ethnic groups in Zambia
Bemba
Bwile
Chewa
Chokwe
Ishindi-Lunda
Kafwe Twa
Kanongesha-Lunda
Kunda
Lamba
Lambya
Lovale
Lozi
Lukanga Twa
Lunda
Lungu
Mambwe
Mbunda
Mwanga
Ndwandwe
Ngoni
Nkoya
Nsenga
Nyiha
Senga
Subiya
Tokaleya
Tonga
Tumbuka
White Zambians
Yombe
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Ethnic groups in Zimbabwe
Goffal
Hungwe
Kunda
Lemba
Manyika
Nambya
Ndau
Ndwandwe
Northern Ndebele
Shona
Tokaleya
Tonga
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