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Sobhuza II
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Early people and education
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King Sobhuza II of Swaziland; Credit – By The National Archives UK, OGL v1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68438657
King Sobhuza II of Swaziland was the Paramount Chief and King of Swaziland, from 1899 – 1982, for 82 years and 254 days. Because Swaziland was a British protectorate from 1906 to 1968 and not a sovereign state, Sobhuza is not on the list of internationally recognized monarchs of a sovereign state. He was an internationally recognized monarch of a sovereign state for fourteen years, from when Swaziland was granted independence in 1968 until he died in 1982. However, he is number one on the list of longest reigning monarchs of dependent or constituent states.
Sobhuza (also known as Nkhotfotjeni) was born on July 22, 1899, at Zombodze Royal Residence in Zombodze, Swaziland, the son of King Ngwane V of Swaziland and Labotsibeni Mdluli, also known as Gwamile. On December 10, 1899, King Ngwane V died, aged 23, during the sacred incwala ceremony. His death, speculated to be caused by poisoning, was not announced until the ceremony was over. In Swaziland, called Eswatini since 2018, there is no heir to the throne. A special traditional council called the Liqoqo decides which of the king’s
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It was a cloudy cool morning on the day of King Sobhuza’s funeral, the 3rd of September 1982. As the grey light of dawn appeared, we woke to the eerie sound of chanting as the warriors marched up the hill towards the valley that was previously used as a football stadium, to where the funeral was to take place. Out of the mist they came dressed in traditional striped loin cloths with skins around their waists, armbands and necklaces contrasting with their bare chests. As they marched, they beat their wooden spears on the ground to accompany their rhythmic chanting.
King Sobhuza had been greatly revered. He was the longest known reigning monarch in Africa having come to the throne 61 years previously. He died in his royal palace at the age of 82 surrounded by his retinue. Despite converting to Christianity, the King persisted in observing traditional customs, one of which was to take a new wife every year. This event took place at a colorful ceremony called the Reed Dance where all the local young women danced in traditional costume, bare bosomed for the King’s pleasure. As a result, he had more than 60 wives and hundreds of children.
The whole country went into mourning. All the women made a knotted cord belt which was worn as a symbol of their grief. The women li