The Ancestry of the abaThembu Kings

During the 16th century Nxeko led his people from Dedesi to the Msana river (where he lies buried), a tributary of the Mbashe River in Mthatha district. At Msana, his Great Place, Nxeko accommodated, merged and assimilated various fragments from communities such as amaBomvana, amaVundle, amaMpondomise and amaMfengu to build his kingship. Although some of the communities had their own recognised traditional leaders, they acknowledged Nxeko as their principal traditional leader and shared abaThembu custom and culture. Nxeko can thus be regarded as the first king of abaThembu.

Nxeko fathered amongst others, two sons, Hlanga from the Great House and Dlomo from the right hand house. Nxeko died and was buried at Msana, in the district of Mthatha. After the death of Nxeko a succession struggle ensued between Hlanga and Dlomo which led to a battle at Msana. Hlanga, the heir apparent, was defeated by Dlomo and the traditional leadership shifted to the lineage of Dlomo. Hlanga left to establish his own separate community which was subordinate to the community led by Dlomo of the abaThembu kingship.

Dlomo was the father of Hala, ancestor of all later Kings. Hala was succeeded by Madiba, Tato, Zondwa, Ndaba and Ngubengcuka - also known as Vusani.

abaThembu Descent line

Possible YDNA Haplogroup E1b1a (aka E-M2)

• Nxeko (b c late 1500s) 1st abaThembu king, whose two sons fought over the succession:
• Hlanga, defeated, left to establish his own separate community which was subordinate to the community led by his brother
• Dlomo, the father of
• Hala, ancestor of all later kings.
• Madiba
• Tato
• Zondwa
• Ndaba
• Ngubengcuka - also known as Vusani.

See abaThembu Descent Line Project for references and previous generations.

AmaTshatshu Descent line

AmaTshatshu are a clan name for the section of the Thembu nation of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The clan is also known as the Tambookies, a name that stems from their residence among the San people in the Tsomo River Basin. They are the first Bantu inhabitants of the land now known as Western Thembuland which includes the towns of Tarkastad, Whittlesea, Cathcart and Queenstown. The most prominent of the chiefs of amaTshatshu are Tshatshu, Bawana, Maphasa and Gungubele. These are all chiefs that were directly involved in the frontier wars with the British and they ruled Western Thembuland from around 1800 to present day.....

AmaTshatshu are the right-hand house, indlu yasekunene, of the King Dlomo, the son of King Nxeko.

• Dlomo bore Hala in the senior house (indlunkulu), & he begot
• Mawose in the right-hand house
• Tukwa
• Xhoba
• Tshatshu
• Bawana
• Maphasa
• Gungubele
• Gcuwa
• Sobantu
• present Tshatshu chief Mncedisi Gungubele. Mncedisi's praise name is Jongulundi.

http://speedydeletion.wikia.com/wiki/Draft:AmaTshatshu