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Queen Mthaniya

Queen Mthaniya 
Sthandiwe Kgoroge

Wife to King Jama, mother to King Senzangakhona. Queen Mthaniya is strong, dignified, and strategic. She becomes regent for some time after her husband dies and before her son becomes king. Mthaniya is a nurturer to both her son Senzangakhona and later her grandson Shaka.

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