Langa (ruler)
| Langa | |
|---|---|
| Embo-Nguni chief | |
| Reign | c. early precolonial period |
| Born | Southeastern Africa (Maputaland-Lubombo region) |
| Died | Tembeland |
| Issue |
|
| House | House of Langa (Emalangeni) |
| Dynasty | Embo-Nguni |
| Religion | Traditional African religion |
Langa was an early precolonial Embo-Nguni chief in the Maputaland-Lubombo region of Southern Africa. He ruled a chiefdom within the Tembe Kingdom.[1]
His followers within the Embo groups were referred to as Emalangeni ("people of Langa"), Embo-Dlamini or Nguni-Dlamini, as they were later called during the reign his son Dlamini I[2], and Amahlubi, descendants of his elder son Prince Hlubi.[1]
References
- ^ a b Sikhondze, Bonginkosi Bhutana. State Within A State: The History of the Evolution of the Mamba clan of Swaziland Transafrican Journal of History, vol. 15, 1986, pp. 144. JSTOR. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
- ^ Matsebula, J.S.M. (1988) History of Eswatini. Longman. 3rd edition. ISBN 0582031672. Page 6