Xesibeland

Xesibeland had been formerly part of Mpondoland. On 20 October 1886 after xesibe was annexed by the colonials, armed Mpondo people invaded Xesibeland, burning kraals and causing much disorder.^[1] They resented the loss of Xesibeland, an area that was not so crowded as other parts of Mpondoland and thus could have supported a greater population. About 10,000 more Mpondos concentrated on the border after the invasion, but after occasional battles and retreats by the Mpondo,^[2] order was eventually restored in December that same year. At that time the leader of the Mpondos was Umquieka.^[3] Xesibeland was annexed by the British to Cape Colony in 1886.^[4]

• European Traders and the Mpondo Paramountcy, 1878-1886
• The origin of the Qwathi

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