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{{Infobox royal house
|surname = House of Dlamini
|religion = [[Christianity]]<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2005/51498.htm United States Department of State]</ref>
|coat of arms = Coat of arms of Eswatini.svg
|caption = [[Coat of arms of Eswatini]]
|parent house =
|country = [[Eswatini]]
|titles = *[[Ngwenyama]] (king)
* [[Ndlovukati]] (queen mother)
|founder =
|final ruler =
|current head = [[Mswati III]]
|founding year =
|dissolution =
|nationality = [[Swazi people|Swazi]]
|cadet branches =
}}

The '''House of Dlamini''' is the [[dynasty|royal house]] of the Kingdom of [[Eswatini]]. [[Mswati III]], as king and [[Ngwenyama]] of Eswatini, is the current head of the house of Dlamini. Swazi kings up to the present day are referred to as ''[[Ngwenyama|Ingwenyama]]'' and they rule together with the Queen Mother who is called ''[[Ndlovukati|Indlovukati]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of the Developing World|publisher=[[Routledge]]|location=NY, USA|pages=1512|volume=3|editor-first=Thomas M.|editor-last= Leonard|url=https://books.google.com/?id=08OV704armMC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|isbn=9780415976640|accessdate=27 June 2014|year=2006}}</ref> The Swazi kings, like other [[Nguni people|Nguni]] nations, practice [[polygamy]] and thus have many wives and children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095704|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=19 December 2013|title=Swaziland Proifle, King: Mswati III|accessdate=27 June 2014}}</ref>

==Foundations==

The Dlamini dynasty traces itself back to a chief ''Dlamini I'' (also known as ''Matalatala''), who is said to have migrated with the Swazi people from [[East Africa]] through [[Tanzania]] and [[Mozambique]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.sz/index.php?option=com_content&id=346&Itemid=328|title=Who We Are|publisher=The Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland|date=n.d.|accessdate=27 June 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031094554/http://www.gov.sz/index.php?option=com_content&id=346&Itemid=328|archivedate=31 October 2013|df=}}</ref> [[Ngwane III]], however, is often considered to be the first [[List of kings of Eswatini|King of modern Eswatini]], who ruled from 1745 to 1780.<ref name=king>{{Cite book|title=The Kingdom of Swaziland|author=D. Hugh Gillis|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|date=30 March 1999|isbn=978-0-313-30670-9}}</ref> In the early years of the Dlamini dynasty, the people and the country in which they resided was called ''Ngwane'', after Ngwane III.<ref>{{cite book|title=Peoples of Africa|pages=505|edition=reference|year=2003|origyear=2001|publisher=Marshall Cavendish|location=NY, USA|last=Macdonald|last2=Paren|last3=Shillington|last4=Stacey|last5=Steele|first=Fiona|first2=Elizabeth|first3=Kevin|first4=Gillian|first5=Philip|isbn=9780761471585|url=https://books.google.com/?id=_huVaR4HOUAC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|accessdate=4 July 2014}}</ref>

In the early 19th century, the Dlamini centre of power shifted to the central part of Eswatini, known as [[Ezulwini]] valley. This occurred during the rule of [[Sobhuza I]]. In the south of country (present day [[Shiselweni]]), tensions between the Ngwane and the [[Ndwandwe]] led to armed conflict. To escape this conflict, Sobhuza moved his royal capital to [[Zombodze]]. In this process, he conquered many of the earlier inhabitants of the country, thereby incorporating them under his rule. Later on, Sobhuza was able to strategically avoid conflict with the powerful [[Zulu kingdom]] which was now ruling in the south of the [[Pongola River]]. The Dlamini dynasty grew in strength and ruled over a large country encompassing the whole of present Eswatini during this time.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}}

==The royal family==
[[File:King Mswati III 2014.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Mswati III, incumbent king of Eswatini]]
[[File:Meeting with the Queens of the Kingdom of Swaziland by Mrs. Akie Abe July 26, 2013.jpg|thumb|right|Some of the king's wives meeting [[Akie Abe|the wife of the Japanese prime minister]] in 2013]]

The royal family includes, but is not strictly limited to, the king, the queen mother, the king's wives (''emakhosikati''), the king's children, as well as the king's siblings, the king's half-siblings and their families.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}} Due to the practice of polygamy, the number of people who can be counted as members of the royal family is relatively large. For example, His Majesty King Mswati III is thought to have over 200 brothers and sisters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1692217.stm|date=4 December 2001|accessdate=27 June 2014|last=Matsebula| first=Bhekie|publisher=[[BBC]]|title=Profile: Troubled King Mswati}}</ref>

Members of the royal family, including the king himself, have often courted both internal and international controversy. The king and his household have been criticized for their lavish spending in a country with high poverty rates. Reports have claimed that the king's large number of spouses and children "take up a huge chunk of the [national] budget"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13963463|accessdate=27 June 2014|date=12 July 2011|last=Chothia|first=Farouk|publisher=[[BBC]]|title=Swaziland: A kingdom in crisis}}</ref> and that "The royal family seems to live in its own world that is totally unaffected by the country's struggles".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/26/swaziland-royal-las-vegas-trip|title=Swaziland royals cause anger with Las Vegas trip|date=26 July 2012|accessdate=27 June 2014|last=David|first=Smith|publisher=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

Several members of the royal family have been educated abroad: King [[Mswati III]] spent several years at [[Sherborne School]], in [[Dorset]], England and his eldest daughter Inkhosatana Sikhanyiso Dlamini has studied at [[St Edmund's College, Ware]], in [[Hertfordshire]], and [[Biola University]], in [[California]], United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/29/hottest.royal/index.html |title=British blue blood top 'Hottest Royal' list |date=May 29, 2008 |last=Busari |first=Stephanie |work=[[CNN]] |accessdate=May 12, 2011}}</ref>
Prince Banele Maphevu Dlamini (Also see his late uncle prime minister ''[[Maphevu Dlamini|Prince Maphevu Harry Dlamini]]'' whom he was named after) Banele did a few years of his studies in [[New York City|New York City, USA]]. He was also part of the adjudication panel for [[South African Institute of International Affairs|SAIIA]] in their annual model UN debates and 1 of 4 that represented [[South Africa]] at the ''[[United Nations]]'' for international youth debates.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://unicpretoria.org.za/our-work/model-un/|title=Model UN {{!}} UNIC Pretoria|website=unicpretoria.org.za|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-06}}</ref> The current official residence of the royal family is the Ludzindzini Palace in [[Lobamba]], other royal palaces exist for the queen consorts. He has received criticism for his "lavish" spending habits.''<ref>{{cit news |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141003-swaziland-africa-king-mswati-reed-dance/ |title=Last Dance for the Playboy King of Swaziland? |date=October 3, 2014 |last=Rosen |first=Jonathan |work=[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]] |accessdate=July 7, 2017}}</ref>''

==See also==
*[[Succession to the Swazi throne]]
*[[List of monarchs of Eswatini]]
*[[Ndlovukati]]

==References==
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[[Category:African royal families|Dlamini]]
[[Category:Monarchies of South Africa]]

Wikipedia - Benutzerbeiträge [de]

Haus Dlamini