Zibhebhu kaMaphitha
Zibhebhu kaMaphitha Zulu (c. 1841–1904) (also called Usibepu/Ziphewu) was a Zulu chief. After the defeat of the Zulu Kingdom by the British, he attempted to create his own independent kingdom. From 1883 to 1884, he fought the Zulu king Cetshwayo, inflicting a series of defeats on him.
Life
Zibhebhu was a son of Maphita, son of Sojiyisa, son Jama, son of Ndaba. He belonged to Mandlakazi Royal Homestead. Zibhebhu was induna (chief) of the Mandlakazi.
Zibhebhu was made chieftain of one of the thirteen chiefdoms resulting from the First Partition of Zululand after the
In 1882, after pleas from Cetshwayo, the British Foreign Office relented and restored eight of the central "chiefdoms" to Cetshwayo's superintending control; however, in this Second Partition of Zululand Zibhebhu's chiefdom in the north was expanded to include more uSuthu lands and Zibhebhu remained independent of Cetshwayo.[2][3]
In March 1883, Zibhebu undertook to secure the
Both Zibhebhu and Dinuzulu befriended
Zibhebhu vied for the royal succession with another of Cetshwayo's sons, Dinuzulu. On Cetshwayo's death, Dinuzulu was left to fight for the succession, and with the help of General Louis Botha and Dinuzulu's Volunteers defeated Zibhebhu and his army at the Battle of Ghost Mountain (also known as the Battle of Tshaneni).
Zibhebhu and Eckersley, a white trader, escaped by climbing the Lubombo mountain. In September 1884 Zibhebhu guided the remnant of the Mandlakazi, about 6,000 people, into the "Reserve Territory";[11] an area set aside by the British for Zulu not loyal to the Zulu royal house.[12]
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