Polity AbaThembu

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Was a precolonial indigenous chiefdom or kingdom in modern-day South Africa.

Establishment

  • January 1701: Madiba a Hala is the first documented ruler of AbaThembu.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1801: In 1800, modern-day Mhlontlo municipality was taken over by the AmaPondomise.

Disestablishment

  • January 1876: abaThembu was incorporated into Cape Colony.