Faku kaNgqungqushe
| King Faku ka Ngqungqushe | |
|---|---|
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| AmaMpondo Kingdom | |
| Reign | 1818 To 1867 |
| Predecessor | King Ngqungqushe kaNyawuza (Father) |
| Successor | King Mqikela kaFaku (Son) in the Eastern Kingdom King Ndamase kaFaku (Son) in the Western Kingdom |
| Born | 1789 |
| Died | 29 October 1867 |
| Spouse | Queen Manqayiya (first wife) |
| Issue | Prince Ndamase kaFaku Prince Mqikela kaFaku Prince Mbangatha kaFaku |
Faku Ka-Ngqungqushe, son of King Ngqungqushe kaNyawuza was the last ruling monarch of the United AmaMpondo Kingdom[1] in Southern Africa from 1818-1867.[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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