Person

Ngubengcuka

d. 1832 · 19th century

Ngubengcuka was king of the Thembu in the present-day Eastern Cape, South Africa, in the early 19th century, until his death in 1832. He strengthened the kingdom and sought alliances with the Cape Colony and missionaries against raiders displaced by the wars of the period. Nelson Mandela was descended from him through a junior house of the royal family.

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Thembu Kingdom

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ngubengcuka. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ngubengcuka
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“Ngubengcuka.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ngubengcuka. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Ngubengcuka.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ngubengcuka.
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