Lobengula Khumalo was the second and last official king of the Northern Ndebele people. Both names in the Ndebele language mean "the men of the long shields", a reference to the Ndebele warriors' use of the Nguni shield. Wikipedia
Born: 1845, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
Died: January 23, 1894 (age 49 years), Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
Parents: Mzilikazi and Princess of the Swazi House of Sobhuza I
Grandparents: Matshobana KaMangete and Nompethu KaZwide
Full name: Lobengula Khumalo
Nationality: Zimbabwean
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