Sonyangwe kaMadzikane was the King of amaBhaca nation in 1825.
Sonyangwe ka Madzikane | |
IKumkani of AmaBhaca | |
Reign: | 20 December 1824 to 1826 |
Predecessor: | Inkosi Madzikane kaZulu |
Successor: | King Ncapai kaMadzikane |
Birth Name: | Sonyangwe |
Death Date: | 1826 |
Death Place: | Rhode, Eastern Cape |
Burial Place: | Umzimvubu Valley, Eastern Cape |
Issue: | Mdutshana (a.k.a Mdutyana), Thiba |
House: | House of Zulu |
Father: | Madzikane |
Sonyangwe was the elder son of King Madzikane and the crown prince who took over reigns to rule the Bhaca people shortly after the death of Madzikane. He was the king of the Bhaca people for a brief period in 1824–1825 before Mdingi of AmaBhele killed him in an area known as Rhode today.[1] After his death, his younger brother took over and became the king of the Bhaca people as his son, Prince Mdutshana, was still too young to lead.