Sonyangwe kaMadzikane explained

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.

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  1. de Kok, W.J. Dictionary of South African Bibliography, (Cape Town, 1972), p . 585.