Senior queen of Swaziland
Tsandzile Ndwandwe, also known as LaZidze (daughter of Zidze), was an Ndlovukati or senior queen of Swaziland from July 1868 until June 1875.
She was the daughter of Zwide kaLanga, the senior wife of Sobhuza I of Swaziland, and the mother of Mswati II of Swaziland.[1]
References
- ^ Phillip Bonner, Transvaal/Swazi Politics in the Mid-Nineteenth Century, The Journal of African History, Vol. 19, No. 2 (1978), pp. 219–238
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| Pre-modern Swaziland (until 1745) | | |
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| Modern Swaziland (1745–1906) | |
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| Paramount Chiefs under British rule (1906–1968) | |
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| Kings of Swaziland (1968–2018) | |
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| Kings of Eswatini (2018–present) | |
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| tiNdlovukati (Queen Mother/Doctor) |
- LaYaka Ndwandwe, 1745–1780 (Regent 1780)
- Lomvula Mndzebele, 1780–1815 (Regent 1815)
- Lojiba Simelane, 1815–1840 (Regent 1836–1840)
- Tsandzile Ndwandwe (LaZidze), 1840–1875 (Regent 1868–1875)
- Sisile Khumalo (Lamgangeni), 1875
- Tibati Nkambule (Madvolomafisha), 1875–1894 (Regent 1889–1894)
- Labotsibeni Mdluli (Gwamile, Lamvelase), 1894–1925 (Regent 1899–1921)
- Lomawa Ndwandwe, 1925–1938
- Nukwase Ndwandwe, 1938–1957
- Zihlathi Ndwandwe/Mkhatjwa, 1957–1975
- Seneleleni Ndwandwe, 1975–1982
- Dzeliwe Shongwe (Regent 1982–1983)
- Ntfombi Tfwala, 1983–present (Regent 1983–1986)
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