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"Galekaland" on a map of the Transkei Cape frontier 1875-1890

The Gcaleka House is the Great house of the Xhosa Kingdom in what is now the Eastern Cape. Its royal palace is in the former Transkei and its counterpart in the former Ciskei is the Rharhabe, which is the right hand house of Phalo.

The Gcaleka House was founded by Gcaleka kaPhalo, who became King of the Xhosa nation in 1775 and young brother of Rarabe kaPhalo.

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Gcaleka

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The Gcaleka House is the Great house of the Xhosa Kingdom in what is now the Eastern Cape. Its royal palace is in the former Transkei and its counterpart...

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Kholeka Gcaleka

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Nompilo Kholeka Gcaleka is a South African lawyer and the current Public Protector of South Africa. She previously served as Deputy Public Protector and...

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Fengu people

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westwards and settled amongst the Xhosa. After some years of oppression by the Gcaleka Xhosa (who called the Fengu people their "dogs")[citation needed]in the...

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List of Xhosa kings

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Phalo KaTshiwo, (Born:1702-Died:1755) [Reigned:1728 Till 1755] Prince Gcaleka KaPhalo & Prince Rharhabe KaPhalo. It was during King Phalo's rule that...

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Xhosa Wars

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civil war between the Ngqika (royal clan of the Rharhabe Xhosa) and the Gcaleka Xhosa (those that remained in their homeland). A Cape Colony-Ngqika defence...

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Khawuta kaGcaleka

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Phalo's Great House. King Khawuta KaGcaleka was the eldest son of King Gcaleka kaPhalo children. King Khawuta KaGcaleka had three Known sons, Prince Bhurhu...

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Gcaleka kaPhalo

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died. King Gcaleka KaPhalo had 3 known sons, King Khawuta kaGcaleka (1761), Prince Velelo kaGcaleka and Prince Nqoko kaGcaleka. King Gcaleka KaPhalo faced...

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Nqoko kaGcaleka

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Nqoko kaGcaleka (1769 - 1822) he was a regent king of the Xhosa nation. Prince Nqoko kaGcaleka (Born:1769-Died:1822) was the third son of King Gcaleka kaPhalo...

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Rharhabe

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is the Gcaleka, which is the great house of Phalo. The Rharhabe house was founded by Xhosa warrior Rarabe, who was the older brother of Gcaleka ka Phalo...

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Hintsa kaKhawuta

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years over the generations. The Xhosa Kingdom is led by two houses, the Gcaleka House (Great House or the Senior House) which is the ruling house, and...

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Public Protector

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non-renewable term. On 1 November 2023, the president appointed Kholeka Gcaleka as the 5th Public Protector in terms of Section 193. She was previously...

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List of Xhosa chiefs

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The Xhosa nation has two independent kingships, with the Gcaleka Xhosa, being the senior branch as the Great House of King Phalo kaTshiwo and the Rharhabe...

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Sarili kaHintsa

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particularly between the Mfengu, the Thembu and the Gcaleka Xhosa. In 1877, fighting between Mfengu and Gcaleka tribesmen broke out at a festival, rapidly escalating...

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Nongqawuse

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frenzy affected not only the Gcaleka, Sarili's clan, but the whole of the Xhosa nation. Historians estimate that the Gcaleka killed between 300,000 and...

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List of rulers of the Gcaleka

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Cape province in modern South Africa. Gcaleka kaPhalo (1775–1792) Khawuta kaGcaleka (1792–1804) Nqoko kaGcaleka (1804–1820) Hintsa kaKhawuta (1820–1835)...

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Ahlangene Sigcawu

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Ahlangene Cyprian Vulikhaya Sigcawu Xhosa Kings (Gcaleka & Rharhabe) Reign 7 October 2020 – Coronation TBC Predecessor Zwelonke Sigcawu Born 1970 Willowvale...

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Sandile kaNgqika

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Frontier Wars. The Xhosa nation had long been divided between the eastern Gcaleka (ruled at the time by Sarhili) and Sandile's Rharhabe to the west. However...

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John Thomas Eustace

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and the neighbouring Gcaleka people. The Colonel withdrew with his staff to Ibeka, as the conflict escalated. Initially, the Gcaleka made it clear that...

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Phalo kaTshiwo

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Known sons Prince Langa kaPhalo (1705), Prince Rarabe kaPhalo (1722), King Gcaleka kaPhalo (whose mother, Queen Thandela KaPhahlo, was the daughter of the...

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Battle of Amalinde

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Ndlambe was assisted in the battle by the senior, King Hintsa and his Gcaleka warriors. When chief Ngqika was defeated in the battle, he retreated and...

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Xhosa people

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distinguishable from one another due to their different styles of dress. The Gcaleka women, for instance, encase their arms and legs in beads and brass bangles...

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1877 in South Africa

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Bartle Frere orders the disarmament and eviction of Gcaleka people and allows white settlement on Gcaleka land. 21 February – Jakob Daniël du Toit, poet,...

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Mandeni

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centre, where most residents go, Sundumbili plaza, Gcaleka Shopping centre (also known as KwaGcaleka) and Mandeni Mall. It has seven township sections...

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Khoekhoe

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neighbouring Xhosa politics. In the Seventh Frontier War (1846–1847) against the Gcaleka, the Khoekua gunmen from Kat River distinguished themselves under their...

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Busisiwe Mkhwebane

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2020. President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Nompilo Kholeka Gcaleka as Deputy Public Protector of the Republic of South Africa for a period...

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1835 in South Africa

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Governor, Sir Benjamin d'Urban 12 February - Hintsa ka Khawuta, chief of Gcaleka of the Xhosa tribe, is shot and killed while trying to escape from capture...

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List of rulers of the Rharhabe

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Jonguxolo Sandile (2020–Present) Gcaleka Rharhabe Sandile (disambiguation) Sebe (surname) Sigcawu List of rulers of the Gcaleka List of Xhosa Chiefs List of...

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Xhosa clan names

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same clan name may not marry, as they are considered to be related. AmaGcaleka AmaGqunukhwebe AmaNgqika AmaRharhabe AmaNdlambe AmaMfengu AbaThembu AbeSuthu...

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