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This is a list of rulers of the Ngoni dynasty.
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This is a list of rulers of the Ngoni dynasty.
Jere Dynasty (Qeko dynasty) (Ngoni Dynasty)
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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| Inkosi ya makosi (Paramount Chief) | ||
| 1840 to 1848 | Zwangendaba a Hlatshwayo, Inkosi ya makosi | |
| 1848 to 1850 | Ntabeni, Regent | |
| 1850 to 1854 | Mgayi, Regent | |
| 1854 to 1857 | Gwaza Jere, Regent | |
| 1857 to 1891 | Mmbelwa I, Inkosi ya makosi | |
| 1891 to 1896 | Mwamba, Regent | |
| 1896 to 1915 | Cimtunga, Inkosi ya makosi | |
| 1915 to 1928 | Interregnum | |
| 1928 to 1959 | Mmbelwa II, Inkosi ya makosi | |
| 1958 to 1984 | Mmbelwa III, Inkosi ya makosi | |
| 1984 to 2013 | Mmbelwa IV, Inkosi ya makosi | |
| 2014 to 2017 | Mperella I, Inkosi ya makosi | |
| 2017 to present | Mperella II, Inkosi ya makosi | |
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