Faku kaNgqungqushe

King-Faku ka-Ngqungqushe
King-Faku ka-Ngqungqushe
AmaMpondo Kingdom
Reign	1818 – 1867
Predecessor	King-Ngqungqushe kaNyawuza (Father)
Successor	King-Mqikela ka-Faku (Son) in the Eastern-Kingdom; King-Ndamase ka-Faku (Son) in the Western-Kingdom
Born	1789
Died	29 October 1867 (aged 77–78)
Spouse	Queen-Manqayiya (first-wife)
Issue	Prince-Ndamase ka-Faku (Son) ; Prince-Mqikela ka-Faku (Son) ; Prince-Mbangatha ka-Faku (Son)

Last updated October 20, 2025

King-Faku Ka-Ngqungqushe, son of King-Ngqungqushe kaNyawuza was the last ruling-monarch of the United-AmaMpondo Kingdom ^[1] in Southern Africa from 1818-1867.^[2] During his reign, King Faku consolidated and unified several groups and expanded the territory he had inherited from his father.^[1] Through a series of events, the kingdom was eventually annexed by the British Empire, became part of the Cape Colony and is today a section of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

References

1 2 Stapleton, Timothy J. Faku. Rulership and Colonialism in the AmaMpondo Kingdom. Wilfrid Laurier Uni Press. 2001.
↑ Kropf, Albert. Das Volk der Xosa-Kaffern im östlichen Südafrika nach seiner Geschichte, Eigenart, Verfassung und Religion. Evang. Missions-Gesellschaft. Berlin:1889. p75

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[faku-1] 1 2 Stapleton, Timothy J. Faku. Rulership and Colonialism in the AmaMpondo Kingdom. Wilfrid Laurier Uni Press. 2001.

[kropf-2] Kropf, Albert. Das Volk der Xosa-Kaffern im östlichen Südafrika nach seiner Geschichte, Eigenart, Verfassung und Religion. Evang. Missions-Gesellschaft. Berlin:1889. p75

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