AmaMpondo Royal Family, South Africa

Amampondo royal family is the ruling royal dynasty of the Mpondo Kingdom of AmaMpondo people of South Africa. AmaMpondo are a southern bantu group currently inhabiting South Africa. Their Kingdom which was started in 500 AD is now found in modern Eastern cape province South Africa headed by a king whose local title is Kumkani. The AmaMpondo royal family is from the amaNyawuza clan which includes all kings of Mpondo and their descendants.

The origin of AmaMpondo is credited with Mpondo. Mpondo and Mpondomise were twins, sons of King Njanya , they both formed what is now Mpondo Kingdom and Mpondomise Kingdom.

Kings (Kumkani) of amaMpondo

Zalankomo kaNkosi
Langa kaZalankomo
Sidweba kaLanga
Sibiside kaSidweba
Njanya kaSibiside
Mpondo kaNjanya
Sihula kaMpondo
Mthwa kaSihula
Santsabe kaMthwa
Mkhondwane kaSantsabe
Sukude kaMkhondwane
Hlambangobubende kaSukude
Ziqelekazi kaHlambangobubende
Hlamandana kaZiqelekazi
Thobe kaHlamandana
Msiza kaThobe
Ncindesi kaMsiza
Cabe kaNcindesi
Chiya kaCabe
Gangatha kaCabe
Bhala kaGangatha
Chithwayo kaBhala
Ndayeni kaChithwayo
Thahla kaNdayeni
Nyawuza kaThahle
Ngqungqushe kaNyawuza
Faku kaNgqungqushe
Mqikela kaFaku
Sigcau kaMqikela
Marelane kaSigcau
Mandlonke kaMarelane
Botha Manzolwandle Jongilizwe Sigcau kaMarelane
Mpondombinini Thandizulu Sigcau kaBotha Manzolwandle Jongilizwe Sigcau
Zanozuko Tyelovuyo Sigcau (source:wikipedia and Xhosa culture

Follwing the death of King Faku, His great son Mqikela comtined his rule at Qaukeni Great royal house whilst his right hand son Ndamase established Nyandeni right royal house. These two brother royal houses have been sovereignly autonomous however the Qaukeni great royal house is the senior house of the Mpondo kingdom. AmaMpondo aseQaukeni kingdom was commonly known as Eastern Pondoland while Amampondo aseNyandeni was known as Eastern Pondoland.

amaMpondo aseQaukeni great royal house (Eastern Pondoland)

This is the senior most royal house of AmamMpondo loctaed at Lusikisiki. The King is overall King of all Mpondo Kingdom and members bear the surname Sigcau. Prominent members Inlcude

King Faku kaNgqungqushe
King Mqikela kaFaku
King Sigcau kaMqikela
King Marelane kaSigcau
- chilldren
  - King Mandlonke Sigcau
  - King Botha Sigcau
  - Prince Nelson Soigcau
King Mandlonke kaMarelane
King Botha Manzolwandle Jongilizwe Sigcau kaMarelane (died 1978)
- married with children
  - King Mpondombini Thandizulu Sigcau (see below)
  - Prince Nkosi Ntsikayezwe Sigcau – Nkosi of Lwandlolubomvu traditional council
    - Prince Nzululwazi Jongilanga Sigcau
      - Prince Lithalenkosi Sigcau
    - Princess Kholeka Sigcau
    - Princess Zamafuku Sigcau
  - Princess Stella Sigcau – first female prime minister of Transkei

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King Mpondombinini Thandizulu Sigcau kaBotha Manzolwandle Jongilizwe Sigcau (died 2013)
- Married Queen regent Lombekiso maSobhuza Dlamini, Princess of Eswatini ,had two daughters
  - Crown Princess Wezizwe Sigcau (designated heir by her late father)
    - Prince Jubezizweni Sigcau Zulu (son of King Misuzulu Kazwelithini)
  - Princess Bekiwe Sigcau
  - Bob Sigcau

King Zanozuko Tyelovuyo Sigcau
- Five chldren

AmaMpondo aseNyandeni Right royal house (western Pondoland)

Nyandeni is a right royal house under the Qaukeni great royal house, formed by Ndamase, son of King Faku. It is based in Libode but has had autonomous sovereignity for sevreal years with the title king. However Nhlapo Comission suggested that the head of the royal house to be Principal traditional leader henceforth. Members of this house bear the surname Ndamase.

Ndamase
Nqwiliso
Bokleni
Mangangelizwe
Mangeni
King Victor Poto Ndamase
- King Tutor Nyangelizwe Ndamase
- Princess Nolusapho Phumla Ndamase (married Chief Thandata Justice Mabandla of AmaBhele)
King Tutor Nyangelizwe Ndamase
- Married princess Tandiwe Zulu, Married Queen Gcinizizwe both had children
  - Prince Makaziwe Ndamase
    - Married Queen mother Bhongolethu Dalamini , princess of Eswatini
      - King Ndamase II
      - Prince Botha Ndamase
      - Prince Mthawelanga Ndamase (first marriage)
  - Princess Feziwe Ndamase later Queen Nondwe of Xhosa
  - Prince Phondolwendlovu Ndamase
  - Princess Zwelicacile Ndamase
  - Princess Caciswa Ndamase
  - Princess Boniswa Ndamase
  - Princess Kanyiswa Ndamase