Nandzi Nkambule (also spelt Nandi) was a Swazi royal consort and the wife of King Mswati II. She was the mother of King Mbandzeni.Patrick, Richard (1 May 2008). Swazi Clan Histories – Royalty (Index). Five Hundred Year Archive, Emandulo digital collection. p. 2.PDF
Nandzi's father was Mbandzeni Nkambule, a chief of the Nkambule clan. She was the sister of Tibati Nkambule, another of King Mswati II's wives. Nandzi was put to death by Mswati II while her son Mbandzeni was still young.Matsebula, J.S.M. (1988). Page 70 Following her death, Mbandzeni was raised by Tibati and later groomed by Sisile Khumalo, another of Mswati II's wives and the mother of the heir Prince Ludvonga II.Matsebula, JSM (1988): History of Swaziland, 3rd Ed. Longman Penguin Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. Pages 16, 49, 61-2, 70 and 73.
As the Queen Mother, Sisile Khumalo was later entrusted by the LiqoqoGillis D, Hugh. The Kingdom of Swaziland: Studies in Political History (PDF), Greenwood Press. Page 26. with the responsibility of identifying a successor to King Mswati II following her son Ludvonga II's death from poisoning. She selected Mbandzeni among King Mswati II's sons to rule the Kingdom, reigning from 1872 until his death in 1889.
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