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Zibhebhu kaMaphitha

d. 1904 · 19th century

Zibhebhu kaMaphitha was a Zulu chief of the Mandlakazi, a branch of the royal house, who fought in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. In the British settlement that followed he became one of thirteen chiefs ruling Zululand and the main rival of Cetshwayo and his heir Dinuzulu. He defeated Cetshwayo in 1883 but was beaten by Dinuzulu and his Boer allies in 1884.

Zibhebhu kaMaphitha
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Zibhebhu kaMaphitha. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zibhebhu-kamaphitha
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