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Mpangazitha

d. 1825 · 19th century

Mpangazitha was a chief of the Hlubi, a Nguni people living near the upper Mzinyathi river in what is now KwaZulu-Natal. Driven from their lands around 1818 by attacks during the upheavals known as the Mfecane, he led a section of the Hlubi onto the highveld, where they raided and fought other groups. He was killed in 1825 in battle against the Ngwane of Matiwane.

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Hlubi Chiefdom

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mpangazitha. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mpangazitha
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