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Jongumsobomvu Maqoma (c. 1798 – 9 September 1873) was a Xhosa chief and a commander of the Xhosa forces during the Cape Frontier Wars. Born in the Right Hand House of the Xhosa Kingdom, he was the older brother of Chief Sandile kaNgqika and nephew to King Hintsa.
Feb 17, 2011 · Learn about the life and legacy of Chief Maqoma, the most renowned Xhosa chief in South Africa's 19th-century frontier wars. Find out how he fought against colonial expansion, survived imprisonment and died on Robben Island.
Oct 13, 2021 · Learn about Maqoma, the most renowned Xhosa chief who fought three Frontier Wars against the British in the 19th Century. Discover his legacy, his battles, his imprisonment and his reburial in the Ciskei.
Apr 20, 2023 · In the wars of 1835 and 1851 faught between AmaXhosa and the British, iNkosi uMaqoma kaNgqika, the Prince of the Rharhabe Xhosa was the most successful and r...
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Born in 1798, Maqoma was the eldest son of Ngqika, king of the Rharhabe division of the Xhosa nation. Repulsed by his father's ceding of the land between the Fish and Keiskamma rivers to the Cape Colony, Maqoma became committed to regaining his homeland.
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Oct 10, 2022 · Thatha Films PTY-LTD, seeks to produce a film that showcase story of Maqoma. The following video is a documentary about the repatriation of Maqoma from Rob...
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Maqoma was the most renowned Xhosa chief of South Africa's 19th century Cape -Xhosa Wars and arguably one of South Africa's greatest resistance leaders of the colonial...
