Mthwakazi
Mthwakazi | |||||||||
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| 1840-1893 | |||||||||
| Capital | Bulawayo | ||||||||
| Common languages | Ndebele, Xhosa, Kalanga, Khoisan, Nambya, Tonga, Shangaan, Tswana, Venda , Ndau and Sotho | ||||||||
| 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 proto-Ndebele people and Ndebele kingdom and is located in between Sanyati river and Limpopo River in the area of today's Zimbabwe. Mthwakazi is widely used to refer to inhabitants of Matebeleland Province in Zimbabwe.