Mzila

Mzila kaSoshangane or Muzila was the son of Soshangane kaZikode, the founder of the Gazankulu empire, which at the height of its power stretched from southern Mozambique to the eastern parts of modern day Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces in South Africa. He defeated his brother Mawewe kaSoshangane in 1861 with the help of boer mercenaries to ascend to the Gazan throne which he ruled from 1861 - 1885.He was father of Mdungazwe who was deposed by the invading Portuguese Empire.

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