Phalo kaTshiwo explained

King Phalo ka-Tshiwo He was the king of the Ama-Xhosa Nation from 1728 until his death in 1755.

King Phalo Ka-Tshiwo (Born:1702-Died:1755) was the second son of King Tshiwo Ka-Ngconde but his older brother Prince Gwali Ka-Tshiwo was from a junior wife and so King Phalo Ka-Tshiwo was in line for the Ama-Xhosa throne. King Tshiwo Ka-Ngconde died the same year of King Palo’s birth so his uncle Prince Mdange ka-Ngconde took over the reins as regent.

Prince Gwali ka-Tshiwo joined forces with Prince Ntinde Ka-Togu, chief of the Ama-Ntinde-Chieftaincy, to overthrow King Phalo Ka-Tshiwo but was not successful.

King Phalo Ka-Tshiwo he had five Known sons Prince Langa kaPhalo (1705), Prince Rarabe kaPhalo (1722), King Gcaleka kaPhalo (whose mother, Queen Thandela KaPhahlo, was the daughter of the Ama-Mpondomise monarch King Phahlo and sister to Queen Mamani kaPhahlo & also later on King Sonthlo KaPhahlo.[1] [2]), Prince Lutshaba kaPhalo (1730) and Prince Nukwa kaPhalo.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Scheub . Harold . Shadows: Deeper Into Story . 2009 . UW-Madison Libraries Parallel Press . 9781893311862 .
  2. Book: Scheub . Harold . The Tongue Is Fire: South African Storytellers and Apartheid . 1996 . Univ of Wisconsin Press . 9780299150945 .