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Rarabe ka Phalo (about 1722 - 1787) was a Xhosa Prince and the founder of the Right Hand House of the Xhosa nation. Rarabe was the eldest son and right hand son of King Phalo ka Tshiwo.
Rharhabe died near present-day Dohne in the Eastern Cape province.
He fathered the following known children (Mlawu ka Rarabe (Great son), Ndlambe ka Rarabe, Sigcawu ka Rarabe, Cebo ka Rarabe (Right Hand son), Hlahla ka Rarabe, Nzwane ka Rarabe, Mnyaluza ka Rarabe, Ntsusa ka Rarabe (a daughter) and Nukwa ka Rarabe.
Rharhabe's daughter Ntsusa married the Qwathi chief Mdandala, who as dowry(lobola) sent a miserable hundred head of cattle to Rharhabe. This was seen by Rharhabe as a great insult for someone of his stature so he sent his Right Hand Son Cebo to Thembuland to demand more cattle. When Cebo arrived at Mdandala's homestead to demand the cattle as instructed by Rharhabe, the amaQwathi fell upon this prince and killed him.
These events enraged Rharhabe so he with his army entered Thembuland to remedy the affront at the tip of an assegai(spear). War broke out where the Rharhabe scattered the amaQwathi and seized many of their cattle. Chief Mdandala is said to have died in this battle. Although the Qwathis were defeated, Rharhabe was fatally wounded and died. This battle is estimated to have occurred around 1787.
The Thembu are Xhosa people who were living in the Thembu Kingdom.
Hintsa ka Khawuta, also known as Great or King Hintsa, was the king of the Xhosa Kingdom, founded by his great ancestor, King Tshawe. He ruled from 1820 until his death in 1835. The Xhosa Kingdom, at its peak, during his reign stretched from Mbhashe River, south of Mthatha to the Gamtoos River, in the Southern Cape.
King Khawuta kaGcaleka (1761–1804) was the king of the AmaXhosa Nation from 1778 To 1794. He is a direct descendant of King Phalo's Great House.
King Gcaleka KaPhalo (Born:1728-Died:1779) was the King of AmaXhosa Nation from 1755 to 1779. The third son of King Phalo kaTshiwo, he became King of the AmaXhosa Nation in 1755 right after his father died. King Gcaleka KaPhalo had 3 known sons, King Khawuta kaGcaleka (1761), Prince Velelo kaGcaleka and Prince Nqoko kaGcaleka.
King Palo kaTshiwo He was the king of the Ama-Xhosa Nation from 1728 until his death in 1755.
King Sarhili was the King of Xhosa nation from 1835 until his death in 1892 at Sholora, Bomvanaland. He was also known as "Kreli", and led the Xhosa armies in a series of frontier wars.
Mlawu ka Rarabe was a son of Rarabe ka Phalo, the founder of the right hand house of the Xhosa nation.
The Rharhabe House is the second senior house of the Xhosa Kingdom. Its royal palace is in the former Ciskei and its counterpart in the former Transkei is the Gcaleka, which is the great house of Phalo.
King (iKumkani) Maxhob'ayakhawuleza Sandile was the son of the late King Mxolisi Sandile "Aa! Bazindlovu", who was the son of King Archie Velile Sandile, and Queen Nolizwe, the daughter of Western Mpondoland King Victor Poto Ndamase "Aa! Bhekuzulu", and sister to both King Tutor Vulindlela Ndamase "Aa! Nyangelizwe" and the wife of Chief Thandathu Jongilizwe Mabandla of the AmaBhele aseTyhume royal clan. He was the 9th descendant of King Phalo, the Son of King Tshiwo.
The Gcaleka House is the Great house of the Xhosa Kingdom in what is now the Eastern Cape. Its royal palace is in the former Transkei and its counterpart in the former Ciskei is the Rharhabe, which is the right hand house of Phalo.
The Ngqika people are a Xhosa monarchy who lived west of the Great Kei River in what is today the Eastern Cape of South Africa. They were first ruled by Rarabe kaPhalo who died with his son Mlawu, who was destined for chieftaincy. The clan would be named after Ngqika ka Mlawu, the son of the then late Mlawu. It would be years before the child would rule his people who fought in the Xhosa Wars, which were sparked by the encroachment of European settlers on Xhosa lands.
King Madzikane was the founder and a King of the amaBhaca nation. He was the son of the Zelemu King Khalimeshe kaWabana.
The AmaNdlambe or the Ndlambe is a Xhosa principality located in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Founded by Prince Ndlambe, son of King Rharhabe and grandson of King Phalo, Ndlambe's advisors and strong army were known as the 'AmaNdlambe'. Prince Ndlambe was also the uncle of King Hintsa.
The Imidushane clan was founded by one of the greatest Xhosa warriors Prince Mdushane who was the eldest son of Prince Ndlambe, the son of King Rharhabe.
Chief Falo kaMgudlwa was a Chief of AmaJumba Clan, of the abaThembu people near Qhumanco, Ngcobo. His household was based at Lucwecwe.
The Battle of Amalinde was an armed confrontation between two Xhosa chiefs of the Rharhabe House, which took place in October 1818 just outside of what is today King Williams Town, in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. on the eve of the fifth Xhosa War. Chief Ngqika had close ties with the British, while his uncle, Chief Ndlambe, had no such agreements and painted Ngqika as someone selling out his people in return for personal gain. Chief Ndlambe was assisted in the battle by the senior, King Hintsa and his Gcaleka warriors. When chief Ngqika was defeated in the battle, he retreated and appealed to the British for protection. A British-led force commanded by Colonel Thomas Brereton then seized 23,000 head of cattle from Ndlambe's people in retaliation, leading to the battle of Grahamstown.
Emma Sandile, also known as Princess Emma, was the daughter of the Rharhabe Xhosa King Mgolombane Sandile. She was educated by the British in the Cape Colony, and later became a landowner possibly the first black woman to hold a land title in South Africa.
King Ngqungqushe kaNyawuza was the King of the Mpondo state of modern-day Transkei. He succeeded his father, King Nyawuza, in June 1782 and reigned until his death in 1818.
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