Tibati Madvolomafisha Nkambule (d. 1895), was the Queen Regent and Indlovukati of Swaziland from 1889 until 1894 during the minority of her grandson king Ngwane V.
| Tibati Nkambule | |
|---|---|
| Ndlovukati of Swaziland | |
| Reign | 7 October 1889 – 1894 |
| Predecessor | Sisile Khumalo[1] |
| Successor | Labotsibeni Mdluli[1] |
| Born | Tibati Madvolomafisha Nkambule |
| Died | c. February 1895[2] |
| Mswati II | |
| Issue | Mbandzeni (Dlamini IV) |
She was married to Mswati II (d. 1868), and the queen mother of her son King Mbandzeni (Dlamini IV) in 1875-1889.
Tibati has been called "strong, traditionalist and well respected among her peers".[3] She led the country during the tumultuous period before the kingdom was placed under the administration of the South African Republic in 1894.
References
edit- ^ a b Siyinqaba (1984). "The Swazi Monarchy" (PDF). Africa Insight. 14 (1): 14–16.
- ^ "Eswatini".
- ^ Hugh Gillis, The Kingdom of Swaziland: Studies in Political History, 1999, Greenwood Publishing Group, page 82
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