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Mageba kaGumede

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Name
  
Mageba kaGumede

Siblings
  
Phunga kaGumede

Died
  
1745

Grandchildren
  
Jama kaNdaba

Parents
  
Gumede kaZulu

Grandparents
  
Zulu kaMalandela

Children
  
Ndaba kaMageba


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King Mageba kaGumede (c. 1667 – c. 1745) was an early leader of the Zulu people of South Africa.

Mageba is said to have succeeded his twin brother Phunga as leader of the Zulu clan on Phunga's death in about 1727. (This succession between close brothers is reflected by references in Zulu praise poetry such as Zulu ka Phunga no Mageba! (Zulus, children of Phunga and Mageba!)). Mageba had at least two sons: Ndaba, who succeeded him as king, and Mpangazitha. Mpangazitha married his cousin, and it is from this marriage that the Mbatha clan descends.

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Mageba kaGumede Wikipedia