Soshangane

Soshangana Ka Gasa Zikode (c. 1780 – c. 1858), born Soshangana Nxumalo, was the founder and first monarch of the Gaza Empire, which, at its peak, spanned from the Limpopo River in southern Mozambique to the Zambezi River in the north. He ruled the Gaza state from 1825 until his death in 1858. Soshangana was also known by the name Manukosi.

Soshangana Ka Gasa Zikode
First Monarch of the Gaza Empire
Reign1825–1858
SuccessorMzila
BornSoshangana Nxumalo
c. 1780 (1780)
Present-day KwaNongoma, KwaZulu
Died1858 (aged 77–78)
Chaimite, Gaza Empire
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