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Immediate Family
About Zwide
abaThembu Descent line
Possible YDNA Haplogroup E1b1a (aka E-M2)
*Zwide is the earliest known leader of the abaThembu who ruled round about 1080. One his most notable descendants of was
- Mbulali the father of
- Njanye, who fathered
- Thembu (who led his people out of KwaZulu–Natal to Dedesi in the present day Eastern Cape) and who in turn fathered
- Mvelase (who remained with his followers in the present day KwaZulu-Natal, and following the rise of Shaka to power, became part of the greater amaZulu nation) and
- Ndilo.
The line of succession after Thembu is as follows:
- Ndilo,
- Ntongakazi (Dumakazi),
- Bhomoyi,
- Cedume,
- Mnguti,
- Ntoyi,
- Ntande and
- Nxeko. See abaThembu Descent Line Project
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Zwide's Timeline
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