Tibati Nkambule
| Tibati Nkambule | |
|---|---|
| Ndlovukati of Swaziland | |
| Reign | 1881–1895[1] |
| Predecessor | LaMgangeni Khumalo[2] |
| Successor | Labotsibeni Mdluli[2] |
| King | Mbandzeni (until 1889)[2] None (since 1889) |
| Queen regent of Swaziland | |
| Regency | 1889–1895[3] |
| Predecessor | Mbandzeni (as king) |
| Successor | Ngwane V (as king) |
| Born | Tibati Madvolomafisha Nkambule |
| Died | c. February 1895[3] |
| Spouse | Mswati II |
| Issue | Mbandzeni (Dlamini IV) |
Tibati Madvolomafisha Nkambule (d. 1895), was the Queen Regent and Indlovukati of Swaziland from 1889 until 1895 during the minority of her grandson king Ngwane V.
She was married to Mswati II (d. 1868), and the queen mother of her son King Mbandzeni (Dlamini IV), who reigned in 1875–1889.
Tibati has been called "strong, traditionalist and well respected among her peers".[4] She led the country during the tumultuous period before the kingdom was placed under the administration of the South African Republic in 1894.
References
- ^ "Issue: Queen Mothers of Swaziland (Swaziland, 2006)". TouchStamps. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ a b c Siyinqaba (1984). "The Swazi Monarchy". Africa Insight. 14 (1): 14–16.
- ^ a b "Eswatini (Swaziland)". worldstatesmen.org.
- ^ Hugh Gillis, The Kingdom of Swaziland: Studies in Political History, 1999, Greenwood Publishing Group, page 82