Lobengula Khumalo (c. 1835 – c. 1894) was the second and last official king of the Northern Ndebele people (historically called Matabele in English). Both names in the Ndebele language mean "the men of the long shields", a reference to the Ndebele warriors' use of the Nguni shield.

Lobengula (born c. 1836, Mosega, Transvaal [now in South Africa]—died c. 1894, near Bulawayo, Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]) was the second and last king (1870–94) of the Southern African Ndebele (Matabele) nation.

Lobengula’s mother was a Princess of the Swazi House of Sobhuza I. Lobengula ruled the Matebele Kingdom from the time of the death of Mzilikazi 1868, until the demise of the Kingdom in the Mid 1890's. Lobengula was in some ways lucky …

May 29, 2018 · Lobengula (died ca. 1894) was a South African Ndebele king. His kingdom was the last of the major African states to be destroyed by the colonialists in southern Africa. From the second decade of the 19th century to about 1840 southern Africa had been convulsed in turmoil and destruction.

A bull elephant of a man, 6 ft. 2, and burdened with 200 wives, Lobengula was the last of the Zulu chieftains to make a stand for black independence. He vanished 50 years ago after a disastrous...

Lobengula enrolled. Lobengula enrolled in the Amashlogoshlogo and with them was stationed not very far from the original kraal below the junction of the Umgusa and Khoce rivers. The Amashlogoshlogo were popularly known as the Inyoniyamashlanga, …

Nov 13, 2020 · Mzilikazi’s successor, Lobengula extended the tribe’s power and conquered neighbouring tribes. However, he was the last king of Matabele because the establishment of the British South Africa Company led to further conflicts …

The second and last king of the Ndebele people of southern Africa was Lobengula. The lands of the Ndebele are now within the countries of South Africa and Zimbabwe. Lobengula was born in about 1836 at Mosega in the Transvaal (now in North West province of South Africa). His father was Mzilikazi, the first king of the Ndebele.

Lobengula Khumalo (c. 1835 – c. 1894) was the second and last official king of the Northern Ndebele people (historically called Matabele in English). Both names in the Ndebele language mean "the men of the long shields", a reference to the Ndebele warriors' use of the Nguni shield. Quick Facts Reign, Coronation ...

Dec 11, 2012 · King Lobengula was the second king of the Ndebele people who are believed to have migrated from Transvaal during the Mfecane upheavals which were instigated by Tshaka around the 1830 s. He was the first son of King Mzilikazi.