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Lobengula

British  
/ ˌləʊbənˈɡjuːlə /

noun

  1. ?1836–94, last Matabele king (1870–93); his kingdom was destroyed by the British

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Rather than reassuring Lobengula, this letter somehow made him more nervous than ever.

From Time Magazine Archive

A white prospector who believed the old legends of buried treasure persuaded her to lead him to the secret burial cave of Lobengula.

From Time Magazine Archive

In after years, white men heard that Lobengula had killed himself, that he had died of smallpox, that his grave was a cache of buried treasure.

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No white man knew where or how King Lobengula of the Matabele had met his end.

From Time Magazine Archive

Why does Lobengula, when finding fault with his regiments, appear a great commander?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 25, 1893 by Various

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