Mpondo people
The son of Mpondo King Faku (before 1864) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ~5 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| South Africa | |
| Languages | |
| Xhosa (IsiMpondo), English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, African Traditional Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Xhosa, Mpondomise, Thembu, Xesibe Swati, Hlubi, Zulu other Bantu peoples |
| The Ama-Mpondo Nation | |
|---|---|
| Person | I-Mpondo |
| People | Ama-Mpondo |
| Language | Isi-Mpondo |
| Country | Ema-Mpondweni |
The Mpondo people, or Ama-Mpondo, belong to a kingdom in what is now the Eastern Cape. It was established on the 28th of March 1028 AD when the founder was just 28 years old. The Ama-Mpondo-Nation was first ruled by its founder who was King-Mpondo ka-Njanya (1000-1082), and ruled from 1028 until his death in 1082; later the 'Ama-Nyawuza' clan was established by King-Nyawuza Ka-Thahle one of his descendants that ruled centuries after his own death (a royal clan from his time when he ruled the Ama-Mpondo-Nation), by nationality referred to themselves as 'Ama-Mpondo'. They are related to other Aba-Mbo kingdoms and chiefdoms in South Africa.