Khawuta ka Gcaleka

Khawuta ka Gcaleka was the second chief of the Gcaleka people, a sub-group of the Xhosa nation. Khawuta was the eldest son of Gcaleka ka Phalo, the founder of the Gcaleka people.

Born: 1761

Died: 1804 near what is now Kentani in the Eastern Cape Province. Other sources record 1794 or 1820 as the year of death.

Parents: Gcaleka ka Phalo

Children 3 boys:

• Hintsa kaKhawuta
• Bhurhu ka Khawuta (1785),
• Hintsa ka Khawuta (1789)
• Malashe ka Khawuta.

Khawatu reigned 1778-1794. He was a weak ruler.. 'only a shadow of his predecessor'He became paramount chief of the Xhosas in 1792.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khawuta_ka_Gcaleka
• Peires, JB: ‘The House of Phalo’. 1981, Raven Press, Johannesburg, SA p54
• Mostert, Noel: ‘Frontiers’. 1992, Jonathan Cape, London