The niece of their ruler Mhlakaza, Nongqawuse, led the Cattle-Killing movement, contributing to their decimation by Sir George Grey.
This people's myths include the story of Ironside, who uses an iron rod to save his sister from a group of cannibals. The sons of Phalo fought an early civil war among these people, which resulted in the defeat of Rharhabe. They later fought the "War of the Axe," and they were massacred at the Battle of Gwanga under their leader Siyolo. Their prophet Makana led an assault that was repulsed by Colonel Willshire at the Battle of Grahamstown, and their oral tradition describes their first chief Tshawe. In the nineteenth century, their resistance to colonial forces was organized by their leaders Sandile and Maqomo. The niece of their ruler Mhlakaza, Nongqawuse, led the Cattle-Killing movement, contributing to their decimation by Sir George Grey. Between 1779 and 1878, they fought nine Cape Frontier Wars against British and Boer troops. For 10 points, name this people from ? South Africa whose members include Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela, and whose language has fifteen distinct clicks.
This people's myths include the story of Ironside, who uses an iron rod to save his sister from a group of cannibals.
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