amaGCALEKA (Xhosa Tribe)

 
Title:Inkosi Enkhulu Religion: 
State: South Africa Dynasty: amaTshawe
   
Present Ruler: Inkosi Enkhulu ZWELELONKE SIGCAWU, 12th Paramount Chief of the amaGcaleka (2006/-) (Nqadu Great Place, P.O. Box 44, Willowvale - 5040. Eastern Cape, South Africa)
born about 1968, married Linda, and has issue.
Predecessors and Short History: Rulers were...
  1. Inkosi Enkhulu GCALEKA 1775/1792, born about 1730, married and had issue. He died 1792.
    • Inkosi Enkhulu KHAWUTA kaGcaleka (qv)
    • Velelo kaGcaleka (from Right Hand House), had issue.
      • Gxaba kaVelelo, died after 1837.
    • Inkosi Enkhulu Nqoko kaGcaleka (qv)

  2. Inkosi Enkhulu KHAWUTA kaGcaleka 1792/1804, born about 1761, had issue. He died 1804.
    • Inkosi Enkhulu HINTSA kaKhawuta (qv)
    • Bhurhu kaKhawuta, born 1785, married (amongst others), Nomanto Ntsondo, and had issue. He died 1857.
      • Maphasa kaBhurhu, born 1835 in Nqamakwe, sub-Chief of the Gcaleka, married (amongst others), Nonesi of the Pondo, and had issue. He died 1894 in Thuthura.
        • Xhoxho kaMaphasa
        • Moni kaMaphasa
        • Mathengwa kaMaphasa
        • Namba kaMaphasa
    • Malashe kaKhawuta, died 1834.

  3. Inkosi Enkhulu Nqoko kaGcaleka 1804/1820 (Acting Paramount Chief)

  4. Inkosi Enkhulu HINTSA kaKhawuta 1820/1835, born 1789 in Transkei, married (amongst others), (a) Nomsa kaGambushe Tshezi (Great Wife), and had issue. He died 12th May 1835 in Transkei.
    • Inkosi Enkhulu SARILI kaHintsa (by Nomsa)
    • Ncaphayi kaHintsa
    • Manxiwa kaHintsa, died 1911.
    • Lindinyura kaHintsa, died after 1910.

  5. Inkosi Enkhulu SARILI 1835/1892, born about 1810, married 9 wives, including (a), Nohuthe of the abaThembu, died before 1857, married (b), Nondwe, married (c), Bayo of the amaGwali, and had issue. He died 1892 in Sholora, Bomvanaland.
    • Inkosi Enkhulu SIGCAWU kaSarili (by Nohuthe)(qv)
    • Novili Nomkafulo, married Inkosi Enkhulu NGANGELIZWE QEYE, Paramount Chief of the abaThembu as his Great Wife, and had issue.
    • Mototo kaSarili, died after July 1885.
    • Daughter, married Inkosi Enkhulu MHLONTLO of the Mpondomise.
    • Daughter, married Chief GWADISO of the Khonjwao.

  6. Inkosi Enkhulu SIGCAWU kaSarili 1892/1902, had issue. He died 1902.
    • Inkosi Enkhulu Gwebi'nkumbi Salukaphathwa SIGCAWU (qv)
    • Inkosi Enkhulu Daliza Sigcawu (qv)

  7. Inkosi Enkhulu Gwebi'nkumbi Salukaphathwa SIGCAWU 1902/1921, married and had issue. He died 30th May 1921.
    • Inkosi Enkhulu Mpisekhaya Ngangomhlaba SIGCAWU (qv)
    • Inkosi Enkhulu Bungeni Zwelidumile SIGCAWU (qv)

  8. Inkosi Enkhulu Daliza Sigcawu 1921/1923 (acting Paramount Chief)

  9. Inkosi Enkhulu Mpisekhaya Ngangomhlaba SIGCAWU 1923/1933, died 2nd June 1933.

  10. Inkosi Enkhulu Bungeni Zwelidumile SIGCAWU 1933/1965, born 1906 in Willowvale District, married and had issue. He died 9th April 1965 in Umtata.
    • Inkosi Enkhulu Xolilizwe Mzikayise SIGCAWU (qv)
    • Inkosi Jongikhaya Sigcawu, Member of the house of traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape, head of the Mkoloza traditional authority at Jujura, died 19th August 2006 in Jujuru Village, buried 2nd September 2006 at Jujura, Eastern Cape.
    • Inkosi Xhanti Sigcawu, born 1968, married Princess Nombasa of the Venda, and has issue.
      • Inkosi Khakhalikhaxhosa Sigcawu, born 26th June 1999 in Gauteng.

  11. Inkosi Enkhulu Xolilizwe Mzikayise SIGCAWU 1965/2005, born 26th June 1926, Member of the House of Traditional Leaders, an active stock farmer in Willowvale, married five wives, (a), Queen Nogaweni, the Right Hand Wife, married (b), Queen Nolusapho, married 3rdly, Queen Nozamile, the Iqadi Wife, married (d), Queen Nolitha, the Ixhiba Wife, died sp 1998, married 5thly, July 1979, Queen Nondwe [née Princess Feziwe Ndamase], the Great Wife, daughter of Inkosi Enkhulu Tutor Nyangelizwe Vulindlela NDAMASE of Western Pondoland, and had issue, five sons and six daughters. He died 31st December 2005 at the No. 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria, buried 14th January 2006 at Nqadu Great Place near Willowvale in the Eastern Cape.
    • HH Prince Mpendulo Sigcawu [Inkosi Enkhulu ZWELELONKE SIGCAWU] (by Queen Nozamile) (qv)
    • HH Prince Ahlangene Sigcawu (by Queen Nogaweni), born 1970, married 2002, Vuyokazi Ntisana of Dutywa.
    • HH Prince Simpiwe Sigcawu (by Queen Nozamile)
    • HH Prince Phandulwazi Sigcawu (by Queen Nolusapho)
    • HH Prince Ndoda [Nondoda] Sigcawu (by Queen Nondwe)
    • HH Princess Vuyiswa Sigcawu (by Queen Nozamile)
    • HH Princess Nontathu Sigcawu (by Queen Nozamile)
    • HH Princess Bukelwa Sigcawu (by Queen Nogaweni)
    • HH Princess Thobeka Sigcawu (by Queen Nogaweni)
    • HH Princess Sheila Sibongiseni Sigcau (by Queen Nogaweni)
    • HH Princess Nomagcaleka Sigcawu (by Queen Nondwe), married to Prince Matanzima of Abathembu.
    • HH Princess Tantaswa Sigcawu, married Prince Gwebindlala of AmaBomvana

  12. Inkosi Enkhulu ZWELONKE SIGCAWU (qv)
 
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