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	Matsamo
		Sobhuza I is also credited with bringing Maize (now the staple food for southern Africa) from the Portuguese to the subcontinent.
		Sobhuza went on to study at Lovedale college in South Africa were he came into contact with many future leaders of Africa.
		In 1922 King Sobhuza II was installed as Paramount chief of Swaziland and King to the Swazi nation.
	www.matsamo.com /OurPeople_History.asp (975 words)

	Sobhuza II of Swaziland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sobhuza II (July 22, 1899 - August 21, 1982) was a King of Swaziland.
		His father died on December 10, 1899, when Sobhuza was only a few months old, and his grandmother, Labotsibeni Gwamile Mdluli, acted as regent until December 22, 1921.
		King Sobhuza continued the tribal pratice of keeping many wives, despite objections.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /s/so/sobhuza_ii_of_swaziland.html (147 words)

	The King's Birthday features
		King Sobhuza II because preoccupied with deciding the name of his new son at a time when great preparations were being made for the country's independence celebrations.
		As King Sobhuza II was expecting Kings and heads of state from many countries, he decided to name his baby boy "Makhosetive" (King Of All Nations).
		When King Sobhuza II died on August 21 1982, Prince Makhosetive was away on a hunting mission given by the King and, on his return, he heard the sad news which shattered not only him, the nation but the entire world.
	www.swazi.com /king/kingborn.html (794 words)

	Research & Teaching>>Swaziland>>Historical Background (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ngwane was succeeded by Nduvuganye, followed by Sobhuza I who moved north to the heart of Swaziland, which today is known as Lobamba and remains the traditional home of the Queen mother and the country's legislative centre.
		In 1840, Sobhuza's 16-year-old son Mswati II was proclaimed King.
		Sobhuza II became King in 1921 and lived until 1982 to become the world's longest reigning monarch.
	www.hrdc.unam.na /sz_history.htm (573 words)

	Sobhuza II - FREE Sobhuza II Biography \| Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
		Sobhuza II - FREE Sobhuza II Biography
		He became paramount chief of the Swazi in 1921, after a 22-year regency, and was recognized as king by Great Britain when Swaziland was granted (1967) internal self-government.
		Swaziland, Sobhuza II was the great-great-grandson of Sobhuza I, who founded the Swazi nation, and he inherited...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Sobhuza2.html (770 words)

	Travel in Mbabane Swaziland History
		King Sobhuza, the world's longest reigning monarch at the time of his death, had 100 wives to help with the heir raising.
		His successor, Sobhuza I was troubled with raids by the Zulu's to the south and re-established his capital near present-day Lobamba which has remained the heartland of the Nation.Mswati II succeeded Sobhuza I and inherited a Kingdom twice the size of Swaziland today.
		Upon ascending the throne, Sobhuza II continued his mother's struggle with the British to recover land, belonging to the Swazi Nation which had supposedly been ceded to concession holders by King Mbandzeni during the 1800's.
	www.africatravelling.net /swaziland/mbabane/mbabane_history.htm (668 words)

	Mswati - MSN Encarta
		Mswati III (born Makhosetive on April 19, 1968) of Swaziland is the king of Swaziland, and head of the Swazi Royal Family.
		Mdwati’s father, Sobhuza I (1780?-1839), successfully resisted the Zulu chiefs, Shaka and Dingane, and laid the foundations of the new kingdom.
		His people were a branch of the Nguni people, who came to be called the Swazi.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761580123/Mswati.html (238 words)

	A short history of the Kingdom of Swaziland
		At the death of Sobhuza I, the mother of Mswati II a son of Sobhuza, became Queen regent until Mswati became of age.
		Sobhuza went on to study at Lovedale collage in South Africa were he came into contact with many future leaders of Africa.This is the time when Sobhuza became a founding member of the ANC.
		King Sobhuza abolished Parliament completely in 1977, it was to be replaced by the tinkundla system of government.
	www.swaziweb.net /histr (1461 words)

	Somhlolo's Dream
		SOBHUZA I, popularly known as Somhlolo (Father of Mysteries), left the Swazi Nation a great legacy in the form of a prophecy that influenced greatly the basis of Swazi life and philosophy.
		There is evidence that Sobhuza had already seen some white people who came to assist him in fight against some of his enemies.
		It came to Sobhuza II when he was greatly worried by the divisions of the churches and had in fact asked the priests to find the foot of Christ.
	bahai-library.com /newspapers/somhlolo.html (2144 words)

	Somhlolo's Dream
		SOBHUZA I, popularly known as Somhlolo (Father of Mysteries), left the Swazi Nation a great legacy in the form of a prophecy that influenced greatly the basis of Swazi life and philosophy.
		There is evidence that Sobhuza had already seen some white people who came to assist him in fight against some of his enemies.
		It came to Sobhuza II when he was greatly worried by the divisions of the churches and had in fact asked the priests to find the foot of Christ.
	www.uga.edu /bahai/News/020898.html (2074 words)

	British Commonwealth
		It was an independent nation in the 19th century with Sobhuza I as King.
		Swaziland attained internal self-rule in 1967, with Sobhuza II as King.
		The stamp was issued in 1967 to commemorate the attainment of internal self-rule.
	www.danstopicals.com /swaziland.htm (184 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sobhuza II (African History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Sobhuza II (African History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Sobhuza II[sObOO´zu] Pronunciation Key, 1899–1982, king of Swaziland (1921–82).
		He became paramount chief of the Swazi in 1921, after a 22-year regency, and was recognized as king by Great Britain when Swaziland was granted (1967) internal self-government.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Sobhuza2.html (152 words)

	Mbabane Swaziland travel - The Kingdom of Love and Respect
		The last king Sobhuza II, had been until his death in 1982, the longest reigning monarch in the world, and was the one, who secured Swaziland’s independence without a single drop of blood shed in the process.
		Now, the reigning monarch, one of the Sobhuza II’s six hundred children, formerly known as Prince Makhosetive, who became King Mswati III in 1986 at the age of 18 years, continues with the long standing tradition of peace and love.
		The King Sobhuza II Memorial, which was still being completed, had additional expositions, as it was too challenging to fit them in the museum.
	www.globosapiens.net /krisek-travelogue/Mbabane.html (1459 words)

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		His successor, Sobhuza I was troubled with raids by the Zulu's to the south and re-established his capital near present-day Lobamba which has remained the heartland of the Nation.Mswati II succeeded Sobhuza I and inherited a Kingdom twice the size of Swaziland today.
		During the Anglo-Boer War, in 1899, King Sobhuza II was born and after the death of his father, Bhunu, his grandmother, Labotsibeni, assumed the Regency until the King came of age.
		Upon ascending the throne, Sobhuza II continued his mother's struggle with the British to recover land, belonging to the Swazi Nation which had supposedly been ceded to concession holders by King Mbandzeni during the 1800's.
	www.mintour.gov.sz /royalexperience/history.html (499 words)

	FACT SHEET: Swaziland at a Glance (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sobhuza's successor, Mswati II was the most important ruler during this time.
		The traditional Swazi leaders, including King Sobhuza II and his Inner Council, formed the Imbokodvo National Movement, a political group that capitalized on its close identification with the Swazi way of life.
		King Sobhuza II died in August 1982, and Queen Regent Dzeliwe assumed the duties of the head of state.
	www.deploymentlink.osd.mil /deploy/info/africa/swaziland/index.shtml (1316 words)

	Sobhuza I -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		A contemporary of the great Zulu kings Shaka and Zwide, Sobhuza was forced by them to flee north with his Ngwane and Dhlamini people from their original home on the Pongola River in South Africa.
		South African chief and son of Sobhuza I, the founder of Swaziland.
		When Sobhuza II died on Aug. 21, 1982, he had been king of the Swazi people of Africa since he was less than a year old, making him the longest-reigning monarch in world history.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9068428 (741 words)

	Southern
		The Bantu Ngwane people were welded into the Swazi nation by members of the powerful Dlamini clan, Sobhuza I (died 1839) and Mswati I (ruled 1839-68).
		The 1979 parliament was substantially chosen by the king whose government was increasingly repressive and Dr. Ambrose Phesheya Zwane escaped from detention to form the SLM in 1978.
		Sobhuza II died in 1982 and one of his fifty widows, Princess Dzeliwe, became Queen Regent supported by the Liqoqo or Supreme State Council who chose fourteen-year-old Prince Makhosetive to succeed his father.
	tekeli.li /onomastikon/Africa/Southern/Swaziland.html (474 words)

	Draft National Land Policy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The 1820's saw Sobhuza’s settlement in today’s central Swaziland, while the 1830's witnessed the King’s steady expansion to the north as far as the Nkhomati River.
		Its legality was challenged by King Sobhuza II in the Privy Council in 1923.
		In 1944, King Sobhuza founded the Lifa fund, by means of which over one hundred thousand hectares were regained, funded by auctioning one head of cattle from every herd of more than ten head.
	www.ecs.co.sz /land_policy/land_policy_appendixa.htm (1190 words)

	Makhosini
		The story is told in Swaziland that King Sobhuza I had a dream in which he saw strange people with white skins and hair such as you will find on the tail of a cow.
		Some time afterwards, news was received of a group of people, resembling those whom King Sobhuza I had seen in his dream, telling people in the Wakkerstroom area about Mvelinchanti ("He who appeared right at the beginning").
		He also heard that their teachings was based upon the same book that the king had seen in his dream.
	www.swazimission.co.za /English/dream.htm (369 words)

	iWon - Travel Guide - History & Culture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Under pressure from the Zulu, the next king, Sobhuza I, withdrew to the Ezulwini Valley, which remains the centre of Swazi royalty and rituals today.
		Swaziland inherited a constitution largely the work of the British, and in 1973 King Sobhuza II suspended it on the grounds that it did not reflect Swazi culture.
		Sobhuza was followed in 1986 by King Mswati, who continues to maintain and represent tradition.
	www.iwon.com /travel/travelguide/history/0,20310,Africa-532,00.html (1006 words)

	British Commonwealth
		It was an independent nation in the 19th century with Sobhuza I as King.
		Swaziland attained internal self-rule in 1967, with Sobhuza II as King.
		The stamp was issued in 1967 to commemorate the attainment of internal self-rule.
	sio.midco.net /dansmapstamps/swaziland.htm (164 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Kingdom of Swaziland
		Independence from Britain was obtained on 6 September 1968, after which Sobhuza II set about rebuilding his nation and reconstructing national identity.
		It is for these reasons that whilst the rule of Sobhuza II was at times dictatorial and authoritarian, at one time invoking a State of Emergency, Sobhuza II remains much revered by the Swazi nation today.
		Thus, the appointment of a successor was not straightforward, Sobhuza having (perhaps somewhat apocryphally) had over 100 wives and having sired some 500-odd children, around half of whom were sons and potentially King material
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/hub/A1044460 (1289 words)

	Sobhuza II of Swaziland - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		Sobhuza II of Swaziland - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		Sobhuza II of Swaziland - Your Art History Reference Guide!
		According to the Swaziland National Trust Commission, "King Sobhuza II married 70 wives, who gave him 210 children between 1920 and 1970 (i.e.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Sobhuza_II (191 words)

	Africa Stage: Shawn Dispatch - June 26, 1999
		The following King, Sobhuza I had to face an even greater threat to the kingdom from the conquering Zulus, and though he married two of Shaka Zulu's daughters, more territory was lost.
		Before he died in 1839, he dreamed that white people would be coming to conquer, and warned his subjects not to accept their money because they would be corrupted.
		In 1968, English rule was lifted and King Sobhuza II took power.
	www.worldtrek.org /odyssey/africa/062699/062699shawnswazi.html (834 words)

	amantanyula
		They were established in the region during the mfaqane movements of the early 19th century under King Sobhuza I of the Dlamini royal clan, which, as we have seen, is still the ruling family.
		King Sobhuza I was followed by King Mswati I, who started conceding land to speculators for gold and diamonds in return for payment to the royal coffers.
		This was continued under the hapless Ludvonga (ascended the throne at seven, poisoned at thirteen) and especially under the next King, Mbondzeni I. Swaziland is land-locked, but it is tantalisingly close to the Indian Ocean, only about 50 miles from Maputo in Mozambique and very close to the coastline of northern KwaZulu-Natal.
	www.mask.org.za /article.php?cat=&id=579 (968 words)

	Southern (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Bantu Ngwane people were welded into the Swazi nation by members of the powerful Dlamini clan, Sobhuza I (died 1839) and Mswati I (ruled 1839-68).
		The 1979 parliament was substantially chosen by the king whose government was increasingly repressive and Dr. Ambrose Phesheya Zwane escaped from detention to form the SLM in 1978.
		Sobhuza II died in 1982 and one of his fifty widows, Princess Dzeliwe, became Queen Regent supported by the Liqoqo or Supreme State Council who chose fourteen-year-old Prince Makhosetive to succeed his father.
	www.gaminggeeks.org /Resources/KateMonk/Africa/Southern/Swaziland.htm (474 words)

	List of Kings of Swaziland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Queen Labotsibeni Gwamile Mdluli (regent): 10 December 1899 - 22 December 1921
		Sobhuza II: 22 December 1921 - 2 September 1968
		Sobhuza II: 2 September 1968 - 21 August 1982
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Kings_of_Swaziland (154 words)

	Weltbanknoten Kristian CHIDUCH world banknotes - Banknoten-Galerie - Swasiland / Banknote Gallery - Swaziland
		In this period the Ngwane became known as the Swazi, and Sobhuza established the Swazi kingdom in what is now central Swaziland.
		The king suspended the constitution in 1973 and banned all political activity; under a new constitution, promulgated in 1978, a bicameral parliament was indirectly elected.
		Following the death of Sobhuza in 1982, a power struggle ensued to determine which of the king's wives would rule as queen regent and which of his many sons would ascend the throne.
	www.iespana.es /billetesdelmundo/swazild.htm (978 words)

	History of Swaziland
		They settled first in the southern Lubombo region, but were forced north through the Ezulwini Valley to escape the threat from the powerful Zulu nation.
		Legend has it that shortly before Sobhuza I died in 1939 he had a vision and prophesised the coming of the white man. He instructed his people never to harm them.
		Through the reign of Labotsibeni (Queen Regent) and King Sobhuza II, Swaziland peacefully opposed British rule, although Sobhuza II gave approval for some 4,000 Swazis to fight in North Africa and Italy during the Second World War.
	www.jacanalodge.co.sz /history.html (340 words)

	Swaziland - historia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kungarna Sobhuza I och Mswati I av Dlaminisläkten sammansvetsar ngwanefolket till nationen Swaziland.
		Swaziland blir självständigt med kung Sobhuza II som statsöverhuvud i en konstitutionell monarki.
		Sobhuza II inför undantagstillstånd och förbjuder alla politiska partier.
	www.afrikagrupperna.se /fakta/swaziland/swahist.htm (129 words)

	Swazi History
		During the reign of Sobhuza I, he sent some of his men to Zwide Mkhatshwa, chief of the powerful Ndwandwe tribe in Natal, with the request that a girl be chosen whom he could marry and make the mother of his heir.
		During the reign of Sobhuza I (1815-1836), who laid the foundations of the Swazi nation, the people, of what is now known as Swaziland, were known by the Bapedi (Sotho) as 'bakaSobhuza', meaning: 'the people of Sobhuza', or as the 'Zulas', and his country as Baraputsaland.
		He died in 1982 and was succeeded by his son Makhosetive, which means: king of nations, and given the official title of Mswati III at his coronation in April 1986.
	www.umjindi.org /pages/history/history_swazi.htm (2821 words)

	Swaziland
		The kings that have ruled since migrating to Swaziland have been (in order of ruling from 1750 to the present): King Ngwane III, King Ndvungunya, King Sobhuza I, King Mswati, King Mswati II, King Mbandzeni, King Ngwane V, King Sobhuza II, and King Mswati III.
		King Sobhuza II was king from 1921 to his death in 1982, and he fought long and hard to win the country’s independence (Blauer 37-42).
		After King Sobhuza's death, there was a lot of confusion over choosing a new king (Blauer 47-49).
	www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us /History/Africa/04/vanallen/vanallen.htm (782 words)

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