Ngwane V was the King of Swaziland from 1895 until his death on 10 December 1899.
16 Facts About Ngwane V
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Ngwane V ascended to the throne after a short regency of Queen Mother Tibati Nkambule.
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Ngwane V was only 16 years old when he became king.
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Ngwane V became the king after the Swaziland convention of 1894.
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Ngwane V was succeeded by his four-month-old son Nkhotfotjeni and his wife Lomawa Ndwandwe.
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Ngwane V's reign gave way to a stable territory surrounded by conflicting states.
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Ingwenyama Ngwane V was born in 1876 to King Mbandzeni and inkhosikati Labotsibeni.
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Ngwane V became the crown prince of Swaziland after his father's death in 1889 during the paper conquest of Swaziland.
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Ngwane V was however too young to be installed king, thus a queen regent ruled on his behalf until he was old enough and he was prepared for the reins of power.
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Ngwane V's mother Labotsibeni was the daughter of Matsafeni Mdluli who was a governor under Mswati II and was given the name Tsibeni while fighting the Tsibeni people in present-day Barberton.
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In 1898 Ngwane V allegedly ordered the killing of royal governor Mbhabha Nsibandze and his collaborators.
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Ngwane V first fled to Zululand which was under British Natal administration at the time.
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Ngwane V's return occurred after guarantees for his safety, after which he was tried in court in Bremersdorp.
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Ngwane V brought with him to court a large Swazi army, and in the trial was only charged with a minor offence of public disturbance.
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Ngwane V died in December 1899 while dancing the sacred incwala ceremony at the age of 23.
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Ngwane V's death was speculated to be of poisoning and was not announced to the nation until the ceremony was over.