Sobhuza II
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Sobhuza II was Ngwenyama of Swaziland for 82 years and 254 days, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in recorded history.
Sobhuza in 1945
1959 Buick LeSabre, owned by Sobhuza II. Photographed at the Sobhuza II Memorial Park in Lobamba.
Mswati III, Sobhuza II's son and eventual successor
King Sobhuza II Memorial Park
Incwala
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Incwala is the main ritual of kingship in the Kingdom of Eswatini. This is a national event that takes place during the summer solstice. The main participant in incwala is the King of Eswatini; when t
Sobhuza II
…Zombodze Royal Residence, the son of Inkhosikati Lomawa Ndwandwe and King Bhunu. When he was only four months old, his father died suddenly while dancing incwala. Sobhuza was chosen king soon after that and his grandmother Labotsibeni and his great-uncle Prince Malunge, a son of Mbandzeni, led the Swazi nation…
Swazi warriors dancing incwala
Warriors in full incwala dress