Faku kaNgqungqushe
| Faku kaNgqungqushe | |
|---|---|
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| Predecessor | Ngqungqushe kaNyawuza |
| Successor | Mqikela kaFaku |
| Born | 1780 |
| Died | 29 October 1867 |
| Spouse | Manqayiya (first wife) |
| Issue | Nadamase kaFaku Mqikela kaFaku Mbangatha kaFaku |
Faku kaNgqungqushe , son of Ngqungqushe kaNyawuza was the last ruling monarch of the Mpondo state[1] in Southern Africa from 1815-1867.[2] During his reign, King Faku consolidated and unified several groups and expanded the territory he had inherited from his father.[1] In 1844, he forged an alliance with the Cape Colony and encouraged British colonization of Natal, thus ensuring his own kingdom would have boundaries that were defined according to Western standards at the time. The kingdom was eventually annexed by the British Empire, became part of the Cape Colony and is today a section of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
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