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Zambili was the daughter of King [[Sobhuza I]], married to [[Tembe (Southern African clan)| Tembe]] King [[Noziyingile]]. Her royal Swazi lineage granted her legitimacy within the Tembe chieftaincy. Following the death of King Noziyingile in 1886, Prince [[Muhena]], a senior son of the Tembe, assumed power after being aided by King [[Cetshwayo]] of the [[Zulu Kingdom]]. However, Queen Zambili challenged this and used internal resistant forces to overthrow Muhena, and ruled as regent until Ngwanase came of age in 1894, becoming the Chief of the [[Ngwanase-Tembe branch]]. Ngwanase’s nephew [[Makhuza Tembe]], who disputed Zambili’s regency, established the parallel [[Makhuza branch]] but was defeated when the Portuguese colonial powers recognised Ngwanase as the legitimate leader of the Tembe Kingdom.<ref name=”auto”>{{cite journal |last=Lummis |first=Trevor |title=The Colonial State and the Rise to Dominance of Ngwanase, 1896-1928 |journal=Phambo Seminar Papers |year=1996 |url=https://phambo.wiser.org.za/files/seminars/Dingani%2520M.pdf}}</ref> |
Zambili was the daughter of King [[Sobhuza I]], married to [[Tembe (Southern African clan)| Tembe]] King [[Noziyingile]]. Her royal Swazi lineage granted her legitimacy within the Tembe chieftaincy. Following the death of King Noziyingile in 1886, Prince [[Muhena]], a senior son of the Tembe, assumed power after being aided by King [[Cetshwayo]] of the [[Zulu Kingdom]]. However, Queen Zambili challenged this and used internal resistant forces to overthrow Muhena, and ruled as regent until Ngwanase came of age in 1894, becoming the Chief of the [[Ngwanase-Tembe branch]]. Ngwanase’s nephew [[Makhuza Tembe]], who disputed Zambili’s regency, established the parallel [[Makhuza branch]] but was defeated when the Portuguese colonial powers recognised Ngwanase as the legitimate leader of the Tembe Kingdom.<ref name=”auto”>{{cite journal |last=Lummis |first=Trevor |title=The Colonial State and the Rise to Dominance of Ngwanase, 1896-1928 |journal=Phambo Seminar Papers |year=1996 |url=https://phambo.wiser.org.za/files/seminars/Dingani%2520M.pdf}}</ref> |
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The legacy of the Tembe Kingdom persists today through the [[Tembe Tribal Authority]], which represents the continuation of the kingdom’s chiefly lineage within [[South Africa]]’s modern traditional leadership system, particularly the [[KwaNgwanase]] line and the Makhuza line which got incorporated into the modern Tembe Tribal Authority. |
The legacy of the Tembe Kingdom persists today through the [[Tembe Tribal Authority]], which represents the continuation of the kingdom’s chiefly lineage within [[South Africa]]’s modern traditional leadership system, particularly the [[KwaNgwanase]] line and the Makhuza line which got incorporated into the modern Tembe Tribal Authority. |
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Revision as of 20:47, 22 November 2025
Queen Zambili Dlamini was a Swazi princess who served as Queen regent of the Tembe Kingdom from 1886 until 1894 when her son Prince Ngwanase Tembe came of age and installed as the Chief of Tembe.[1][2]
Zambili was the daughter of King Sobhuza I, married to Tembe King Noziyingile. Her royal Swazi lineage granted her legitimacy within the Tembe chieftaincy. Following the death of King Noziyingile in 1886, Prince Muhena, a senior son of the Tembe, assumed power after being aided by King Cetshwayo of the Zulu Kingdom. However, Queen Zambili challenged this and used internal resistant forces to overthrow Muhena, and ruled as regent until Ngwanase came of age in 1894, becoming the Chief of the Ngwanase-Tembe branch. Ngwanase’s nephew Makhuza Tembe, who disputed Zambili’s regency, established the parallel Makhuza branch but was defeated when the Portuguese colonial powers recognised Ngwanase as the legitimate leader of the Tembe Kingdom.[3]
The legacy of the Tembe Kingdom persists today through the Tembe Tribal Authority, which represents the continuation of the kingdom’s chiefly lineage within South Africa’s modern traditional leadership system, particularly the KwaNgwanase line and the Makhuza line which got incorporated into the modern Tembe Tribal Authority.[4]
