Matabele Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Matabele_Kingdom
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ndebele_Kingdom
gptkbp:area gptkb:Matabeleland
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Bulawayo
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:currency gptkb:livestock
gptkbp:dissolved 1894
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Ndebele
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Mzilikazi
gptkbp:foundedIn circa 1820s
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Matabele Kingdom
gptkbp:language gptkb:isiNdebele
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Lobengula
gptkbp:locatedIn present-day Zimbabwe
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Second_Matabele_War
gptkb:First_Matabele_War
gptkbp:population estimated 100,000 (at its height)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Zulu_Kingdom
gptkbp:religion traditional African religions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_South_Africa_Company
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_South_Africa_Company_rule
gptkb:King_Mzilikazi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6