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.

...Bawana decided to trek further to the west and settled at the foot of the Lukhanji Mountain north of present-day Queenstown. He later trekked south and settled along the Klipllaat River, this was in 1823. In the meantime, Bawana's senior son and heir, Maphasa, ensured that the newly acquired land of his father, from the western banks of the Indwe River to the banks of Zwart kei River from its source in the Winterberg Mountains along a stretch of land to the eastern banks of the Klass Smit River to its source in the Stormberg Mountains. The land was bounded by the Stormberg Mountains in the north and the Winterberg and AmaThole Mountains in the south. Maphasa established his homestead just south of present-day Queenstown, about 10 kilometres.

AmaNdungwane followed amaTshatshu and arrived in the new area around 1827. They were shortly followed by amaGcina and all three Thembu clans recognised Bawana as the Principal Chief. AmaNdungwane were under their Chief Qwesha while amaGcina were under Mtyhalela. Further south of the Tshatshu land lived Maqoma, the ikunene son of King Ngqika. Maqoma later married Bawana's daughter, Tini Maqoma's mother. The relations between the abaThembu and amaXhosa were cordial until Bawana realised rebellion in Mtyhalela. The amaGcina were routed by Maqoma and their cattle driven away. Mtyhalela suspected Bawana's complicity in his being attacked by Maqoma and for this reason Bawana was stabbed to death by a relative of Mtyhalela, one Batsa. This was in 1828.

Maphasa returned from the north to find his father murdered by amaGcina. He had a first attempt at attacking Mtyhalela but was defeated in 1929 along the Kliplaat River. He then went into alliance with Chief Bhuru, a Xhosa chief who had also married a daughter of Tshatshu. Mtyhalela was attacked and he fled the country and settled in the area now known as Cala. Maphasa went about to reinforce his chieftaincy. This was not easy as the British and the Boer Burghers were advancing from Cradock. In addition, the German Moravian Missionaries were admitted to establish a mission station by his father, Bawana. The mission station, Shiloh, proved to be a thorn on the side of Maphasa for the entirety of his reign as four forts were built around it and it became a springboard for British attacks on amaTshatshu and a centre fopr British intelligence.

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.

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