When Sobhuza was king, Lojiba Simelane, instead of his mother, Somnjalose was Queen Mother because Somnjalose was an inhlanti or support bride to Lojiba.
11 Facts About Sobhuza I
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Sobhuza I had his first royal capital or kraal at Zombodze in the Shiselweni region, but moved it north to new Zombodze in central Eswatini.
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Sobhuza I was succeeded by his son Mswati II and his wife Tsandzile Ndwandwe as Queen Mother after a short regency by Queen Lojiba Simelane.
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The reign of Sobhuza I marked a crucial phase in the history of Eswatini.
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Sobhuza I moved the main royal center northward into what is Zombodze central Eswatini, with many of his followers relocating as well.
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Sobhuza I notably married inkhosikati Tsandzile Ndwandwe the daughter of Zwide Ndwandwe the leader of the powerful Ndwandwe clan south of the Pongola River.
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The Swazi clans under the leadership of Sobhuza I were constantly in conflict with the Ndwandwe's.
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Sobhuza I had many wives, one of whom, Tsandzile, bore him Mswati II and Mzamose Dlamini.
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King Sobhuza I 1st died in 1850 and is buried at the royal burial site at Mbilaneni.
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Sobhuza I left his son Mswati II a country claimed to be reaching modern day Barberton in the north, Carolina in the west, Pongola River in the south and Lubombo Mountains in the east, which is larger than present day Eswatini.
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The clans that were conquered before and during Sobhuza I's tenure are referred to as Emakhandzambili.