Khawuta kaGcaleka
Ruler of Gcaleka
About Khawuta kaGcaleka
Lived 1761 – 1804 (aged 42–43).
King Khawuta ka-Gcaleka (c. 1761–1804) was the king of the AmaXhosa Nation from 1778 To 1794. He was a direct descendant of King Phalo's Great House.
King Khawuta Ka-Gcaleka was the eldest son of King Gcaleka kaPhalo children.
King Khawuta Ka-Gcaleka had three known sons, Prince Bhurhu kaKhawuta (1785), King Hintsa kaKhawuta (1787) and Prince Malashe kaKhawuta (1793).
King Khawuta Ka-Gcaleka died in 1804 near what is now Kentani in the Eastern Cape Province. Other sources record 1794 or 1820 as the year of death.
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Who was Khawuta kaGcaleka?
Ruler of Gcaleka
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Khawuta kaGcaleka was born in 1761.
When did Khawuta kaGcaleka die?
Khawuta kaGcaleka died in 1804.
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