Annex:Kings of Swaziland

This page contains a list of paramount chiefs and kings (Ngwenyamas) of Swaziland.

Overlords of the Dlamini dynasty before 1300

Standard of the Monarch of Swaziland.

• Mkhulunkosi
• Qomizitha
• Sukuta
• Madlasomo
• Ndlovu
• Ngewkati
• Mawawa/Kuwa
• Sidvwabasilutfuli
• Gebase
• Kunene
• Nkabingwe
• Madlabane
• Hhili
• Dulunga
• Dondobola
• Sihuba
• Mlangeni
• Msimudze
• Mbhondlo/Mbholo
• Tembe
• Sikhulumaloyo
• Langa Samuketi
• Nkomo
• Khabako

Primitive chieftains and kings of Swaziland from 1300 to 1780

_{The dates indicated are all approximate}

• Nkosi I: 1355 - 1400

o (rule): 1400

• Ngwane I: 1400 - 1435

o (rule): 1435

• Dlamini I (Matalatala): 1435 - 1465

o (rule): 1465 - 1480

• Mswati I: 1480 - 1520

o (rule): 1520

• Ngwane II: 1520 - 1550

o (rule): 1550 - 1555

• Dlamini II: 1555 - 1600

(rule): 1600

• Nkosi II: 1600 - 1640

(rule): 1640 - 1645

• Mavuso I: 1645 - 1680

o (rule): 1680 - 1685

• Ludvonga I: 1685 - 1715

o (rule): 1715 - 1720

• Dlamini III: 1720 - 1744

o (rule): 1744 - 1745

Paramount chiefs of Swaziland from 1780 to 1968

• Ngwane III: 1745 - 1780

o Queen Ndwandwe (regent): 1780

• Mavuso II (Ngvudgunye or Zikodze): 1780 - 1815

o Queen Lomvula (Lomvula LaMndzebele) (regent): 1815

• Sobhuza I or Ngwane IV: 1815 - 1836

or Queen Lojiba (Lojiba Somjalose Simelane) (regent): 1836 - 1840

• Mswati II o Mavuso III: 1840 - July 1868

o Reina Thandile (Thandile Ndwandwe / Tsandzile laZidze) (regent): July 1868 - June 1875

o Ludvonga (Macaleni): he died before becoming King.

• Dlamini IV (Mbandzeni): June 1875 - 7 October 1889

o Queen Tibati (Tibati Madvolomafisha Nkambule) (regent): 7 October 1889 - 1894

• Ngwane V: February 1895 - December 10, 1899

o Reina Labotsibeni (Labotsibeni Gwamile Mdluli) (regent): December 10, 1899 - December 22, 1921

• Sobhuza II: 22 December 1921 - 2 September 1968

Kings of Swaziland since 1968

Image	Name	Queen
	Sobhuza II	2 September 1968 - 21 August 1982
	Queen Dzeliwe (Dzeliwe Shongwe) (regent)	21 August 1982 - 9 August 1983
	Prince Sozisa Dlamini ("authorised person")	9 August 1983 - 18 August 1983
	Queen Ntombi (Ntombi LaTfwala) (regent)	18 August 1983 - 25 April 1986
	Mswati III	April 25, 1986 - News