Chief of Embhuleni
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Chief of Embhuleni (also Inkosi of Embhuleni) is the title for the Swazi head of Embhuleni, an eSwatini royal village located in South Africa's Mpumalanga province. The authority is called Embhuleni Royal Council and is represented in the South African House of Traditional Leaders. The official residence of the Chief of Embhuleni is in Badplaas, and the current chief is Prince Cambridge Makhosonke Dlamini, one of Prince Mkolishi Dlamini's children. The royal village was built by Mswati II in c.1842 as a military post to safeguard eSwatini land against possible invasion by the Bapedi. The first house of the Embhuleni royal family was built in Tjakastad on the foot of Mkhingoma Mountain. Mswati II's regiments were subjected to the rule of his wife, Nandzi 'LaMagadlela' Khumalo.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Chief of Embhuleni | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Badplaas |
| Appointer | House of Dlamini |
Chiefs of Embhuleni (list)[edit]
● Chief James Maquba Dlamini was born in c.1910 and was installed as the Chief of Embhuleni in 1931 until his death on 18 September 1954.
● Chief Johannes Mkolishi Dlamini was Chief of Embhuleni from 1954 until his death on 23 December 1988.
● Chief Cambridge Makhosonke Dlamini is the current Chief of Embhuleni since 1988.
See also[edit]
● eSwatini
References[edit]
- ^ Matsebula, J.S.M. 1980. A History of Swaziland. Cape Town: Creda Press
- ^ Myburg, A.C.1949. The Tribes of Barberton District. Pretoria: Government Printer
- ^ Myburg, A.C. 1949. Chiefs and Tribes of Nelspruit District. Pretoria: Department of Regional and Land Affairs
- ^ Myburg. A.C. 1956.- Die Stamme van die Distrik Carolina. Pretoria:Staatsdrukker
- ^ A preliminary survey of the Bantu tribes of South Africa by N.J. van Warmelo.Pretoria:Government Printer, 1935
- ^ Prayer should be done for all, Mpumalanga News. Retrieved 11 February 2023
- ^ - Kings and paramount chiefs of South Africa, The African Royal Families. Retrieved 23 July 2023