Mthwakazi

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Mthwakazi
1840-1893
Capital	Bulawayo
Common languages	Ndebele, Xhosa, Kalanga, Khoisan, Nambya, Tonga, Shangaan, Tswana, Venda and Sotho
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
King-Inkosi
• 1820–1868	Mzilikazi
• 1868–1894	Lobengula
• 2018 -	Bulelani Lobengula[1]
History
• Established	1840
• First Matabele War	1895
Area
• Total	152,000 km2 (59,000 sq mi)
Preceded by Succeeded by Rozwi Empire Company rule in Rhodesia
Today part of	Zimbabwe Matabeleland

Mthwakazi is the traditional name of the proto-Ndebele people and Ndebele kingdom and is located in between Sanyati river and Limpopo River in the area of today's Zimbabwe.^[2][3] Mthwakazi is widely used to refer to inhabitants of Matebeleland Province in Zimbabwe.^[4]