Sandile
1820–78
Xhosa chief. Paramount chief of the Rarabe. Son of Ngqika (Gaika), head of part of the Xhosa tribe, and Sutu, a Tshatshu (or Gcina) princess. Assumed the duties of paramount chief circa 1840. Fought in border wars, 1846–7, 1850–2, and 1878; was forced to cede increasing amounts of territory to the British in South Africa, his remaining territory being annexed to Cape Colony in 1866.
Source
Dictionary of African biography vol. 3, DSAB.
Bibliography
Dictionary of African biography. Editor-in-chief, L. H. Ofusu-Appiah. 6 vols. New York: Reference Publications. 1977–2012.
DSAB: Dictionary of South African biography. Edited by W. J. de Kock et al. 4 vols. Pretoria and Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel Beperk [and others]. 1968–81.
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