Faku :: Rulership and Colonialism in the Mpondo Kingdom (c. 1780-1867).

From roughly 1818 to 1867, Faku was ruler of the Mpondo Kingdom located in what is now the north-east section of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Because of Faku's legacy, the Mpondo Kingdom became the last African state in Southern Africa to fall under colonial rule. When his father died, Faku...

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Main Author: Stapleton, Timothy J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006.
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary:From roughly 1818 to 1867, Faku was ruler of the Mpondo Kingdom located in what is now the north-east section of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Because of Faku's legacy, the Mpondo Kingdom became the last African state in Southern Africa to fall under colonial rule. When his father died, Faku inherited his power. In a period of intense raiding, migration and state formation, he transformed the Mpondo polity from a loosely organized constellation of tributary groups to a centralized and populous state with effective military capabilities and a prosperous agricultural foundation. In 1830, Fa.
Physical Description:1 online resource (217 pages)
ISBN:9780889205970
0889205973

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