Lobengula

/ (ˌləʊbənˈɡjuːlə) /


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

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How to use Lobengula in a sentence

  • Buluwayo was not to be destroyed, as it would serve again as the royal kraal for Lobengula, who had returned to life again.

    The Matabele Campaign | R. S. S. Baden-Powell
  • After the death of Mzilikazi, his son, Lobengula, became King.

    South and South Central Africa | H. Frances Davidson
  • And, after all, was this annexation of the dominions of poor Lobengula a conquest?

    Cecil Rhodes | Princess Catherine Radziwill
  • The natives here claim that she was his chief wife and the mother of Lobengula, the king.

    South and South Central Africa | H. Frances Davidson
  • He had been a prominent soldier under King Lobengula, and also remembered the first king, Mzilikazi.

    South and South Central Africa | H. Frances Davidson