Makhanda (prophet)
Makhanda , also spelled Makana and also known as Nxele ("the left-handed"), (c. 1780 – 25 December 1820) was a Xhosa indigenous doctor. He served as a top advisor to Chief Ndlambe. During the Xhosa Wars, on the 22nd of April, 1819, he initiated an abortive assault on the town of Grahamstown, in what was then the Cape Colony.
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Image of Chief Makhanda. Date of photo: May 16 2016. Content provider: Thembani Onceya. | |
| Born | ~1780 Uitenhage, Xhosa Kingdom |
| Died | 25 December 1820 |
| Nationality | Xhosa |
| Occupation | War-doctor Prophet |
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