AmaGcaleka

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AmaGcaleka are a major Xhosa clan and royal lineage in South Africa, historically led by the Gcaleka royal house and centered in the former Transkei region.

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AmaGcaleka canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Xhosa clan
royal lineage
associatedWithEvent Xhosa cattle-killing movement
clanTotem various Xhosa totems
colonialEraInteractionWith British Empire
Cape Colony
continent Africa
country South Africa
culturalPractice ancestor veneration
lobola (bridewealth)
ulwaluko (male initiation)
customaryLawSystem Xhosa customary law
dynasticHouse House of Phalo
ethnicGroupOf Xhosa people
ethnolinguisticGroup Nguni peoples
linked to: Nguni people
founder King Gcaleka kaPhalo
governedBy hereditary monarchy
governingBodyType traditional council
hasMonarchTitle King of the AmaGcaleka
King of the Xhosa
hasSubclans various Gcaleka lineages
historicalRegion Transkei
historicalStatus paramount Xhosa kingdom
involvedInConflict Ninth Frontier War
Xhosa Wars
language Xhosa
locatedIn Eastern Cape
namedAfter Gcaleka kaPhalo
partOf Xhosa nation
linked to: Xhosa people
politicalSystem chieftaincy-based hierarchy
predecessorDynasty AmaRharhabe (as junior house)
linked to: AmaRharhabe
recognizedBy South African government (as traditional community)
regionType rural heartland
religion Christianity
royalHouse Gcaleka royal house
seniorHouseOf Xhosa royal family
socialStructure clan-based society
subgroupOf amaXhosa
linked to: Xhosa
traditionalCapitalRegion Centane area
Elliotdale area
Willowvale area
traditionalEconomy cattle herding
subsistence agriculture
traditionalLawfulHead king
traditionalReligion African traditional religion
usesSurnameCluster Gcaleka-related surnames

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