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This article lists the monarchs of Eswatini (known as Swaziland for most of its history). The King of Eswatini (also known as Ingwenyama) rules alongside the Queen Mother (also known as Ndlovukati). The role of the king has historically been as the head or father of the nation while the Queen Mother is the spiritual leader of the nation. [1]
The Swazi settlers, then known as the Ngwane (or bakaNgwane), before entering Swaziland had been settled on the banks of the Pongola River and prior to that in the area of the Tembe River near present-day Maputo. Dlamini III was a king or iNgwenyama of the Swazi people and he led them approximately between 1720 until 1744.
Mswati III was born on 19 April 1968 at Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital, Manzini, the son of Sobhuza II (who had 70 wives during his reign of 82 years), [ 24] and the only child of Ntfombi Tfwala, also known as Inkhosikati LaTfwala, one of Sobhuza's younger wives.
Sobhuza II. Sobhuza II, KBE ( Swazi: [sɔbʱuzʱa]; also known as Nkhotfotjeni, Mona; [ 1][ 2] 22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982), was Ngwenyama (King) of Swaziland (now Eswatini) for 82 years and 254 days, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in recorded history. Sobhuza was born on 22 July 1899 at Zombodze Royal Residence, the son of ...
Eswatini ( / ˌɛswɑːˈtiːni / ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni] ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland ( / ˈswɑːzilænd / SWAH-zee-land) and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, [ 11][ 12] is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its ...
Mother. Labotsibeni Mdluli. Ngwane V (also known as Mahlokohla, Bhunu, Hhili) (11 May 1876 – 10 December 1899) was the King of Swaziland from 1895 until his death on 10 December 1899. Ngwane was born the son of Mbandzeni and his mother was Labotsibeni Mdluli. He ascended to the throne after a short regency of Queen Mother Tibati Nkambule .
Ndaba kaMageba, son of Mageba, chief c. 1745 to 1763. Jama kaNdaba ( c. 1727–1781), son of Ndaba, chief 1763 to 1781. Mkabayi kaJama ( c. 1750 – 1843), daughter of Jama, regent 1781 to 1787 (until Senzangakhona came of age) Senzangakhona kaJama ( c. 1762–1816), son of Jama, chief 1787 to 1816. Sigujana kaSenzangakhona, son of ...
The House of Dlamini is the royal house of the Kingdom of Eswatini. Mswati III, as king and Ngwenyama of Eswatini, is the current head of the house of Dlamini. Swazi kings up to the present day are referred to as Ingwenyama and they rule together with the Queen Mother who is called Indlovukati. [2] The Swazi kings, like other Nguni nations ...