Lobengula

Lobengula, King of the Mateble, was a South African Ndele king. His kingdom was the last of the major African states to be destroyed by colonist in southern Africa. Matebele’s geographic location and rich natural soil made European settlers very much interested. Lobengula was tricked into signing ver his kingdom to Cecil John Rodes.

Lobengula was a South African Ndebele king. Lobengula ruled the Matebele kingdom from the time of the death of Mzilikazi his father in 1868, until the demise of the kingdom in the mid 1890’s. King Lobengula’s kingdom was the last of the major African states to be destroyed by the colonists in South Africa. Through various concessions and treaties, Lobengula was tricked into signing over his kingdom to the authority of Cecil John Rhodes.