Mthwakazi
Mthwakazi | |||||||||
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| 1840-1893 | |||||||||
| Capital | Bulawayo | ||||||||
| Common languages | Ndebele | ||||||||
| Government | Constitutional Monarchy | ||||||||
| King-Inkosi | |||||||||
• 1820–1868 | Mzilikazi | ||||||||
• 1868–1894 | Lobengula | ||||||||
• 2018 - | Bulelani Lobengula | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1840 | ||||||||
| 1895 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 152,000 km2 (59,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Zimbabwe Matabeleland | ||||||||
Mthwakazi is the traditional name of the Northern Ndebele people and their kingdom in what is now Matebeleland, Zimbabwe. The kingdom was located between the Sanyati and Limpopo rivers. Additionally, Mthwakazi is widely used to refer to inhabitants of Matebeleland Province in Zimbabwe.