Ncapai
King of AmaBhaca Kingdom
About Ncapai
Lived 1804 – 1846 (aged 41–42).
Ncapai (also spelt as Ncapayi or Ncaphayi; c. 1804 Bluff—July 1845, Pondoland) was the king of the Bhaca people between 1826 until his death in July 1845. He was the second son from the first wife of King Madzikane ka Zulu; the first born being Sonyangwe, his elder brother. He resided at his father's royal residence in Mpoza, the great place facing Mganu mountains and also built another residence in the nearby Lutateni. While trying to attack the Mpondo people, due to the Maitland treaty, he fell off a cliff and died in a place called Nowalala, near Ntabankulu in July 1845. Ncapayi is said to have been a ruthless freebooter.
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Who was Ncapai?
king of AmaBhaca Kingdom
When was Ncapai born?
Ncapai was born in 1804.
When did Ncapai die?
Ncapai died in 1846.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ncapai. https://biography.guide/ncapai/
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