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Ngungunhane

c. 1850–1906 · 19th century · Also known as Gungunhana, Ngungunyane

Ngungunhane was the last king of the Gaza kingdom in southern Mozambique, ruling from 1884. He moved his capital south to Mandlakazi in 1889 and tried to play Britain against Portugal. After his army was defeated at Coolela in 1895, the Portuguese officer Mouzinho de Albuquerque captured him at Chaimite, and he died in exile in the Azores.

Ngungunhane
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Portuguese MozambiqueGaza Empire

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