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Zwide kaLanga
19th-century king of the Ndwandwe in southern Africa
Zwide kaLanga (c. –) was the king of the Ndwandwe (Nxumalo) nation from about to around [1] He was the son of Langa KaXaba, a Nxumalo king.
Political life
Around the time Zwide became king, the Nxumalo were growing in military power. Ambitious in expanding Nxumalo supremacy, Zwide was a prominent rival to Dingiswayo, king of the Mthethwa and his famous general and protégé, Shaka kaSenzangakhona, the founder of the Zulu Kingdom.
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Military actions
Zwide sought to expand his borders, and in he destroyed the power of the Mthethwa Kingdom, after he had King Dingiswayo killed. He also had a battle with the young Zulu clan at the Battle of Gqokli Hill.
He destroyed and overran the neighbouring Khumalo Kingdom and executed their king, Matshobana KaMangete. Mashobana's son and heir Mzilikazi escaped from the Nxumalo and sought refuge with Shaka, who had reformed the remnant Mthethwa clan under his r