# InDuna > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/InDuna > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/InDuna.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InDuna > Source revision: 1322541245 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Zulu title}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} '''iNduna''' (plural: '''iziNduna''') is a [Zulu](/source/IsiZulu)/[Xhosa](/source/Xhosa_language) title meaning ''advisor'', ''great leader'', ''ambassador'', ''headman'' or ''commander'' of a group of warriors. It can also mean ''spokesperson'' or ''mediator'', as the iziNduna often acted as a bridge between the people and the king.[https://www.up.ac.za/dspace/bitstream/2263/2597/1/Masango_African(2006).pdf African spirituality that shapes the concept of Ubuntu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606172356/https://www.up.ac.za/dspace/bitstream/2263/2597/1/Masango_African(2006).pdf |date=6 June 2011 }}, by M J S Masango, page 6 The title was reserved for senior officials appointed by the king or chief and was awarded to individuals held in high esteem for their qualities of leadership, bravery or service to the community.[http://www.balegasports.com/lesedi/induna-award.html Induna Award]{{Cite web |url=http://africanhistory.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-induna.htm |title=About.Com |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=14 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314192247/http://africanhistory.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-inDuna.htm |url-status=dead }} The iziNduna would regularly gather for an [indaba](/source/indaba) to discuss important issues. In other Bantu cultures in South Africa, Nduna it is a male title given to the political representative of the Monarch either a King or Chief. Most Ndunas serves as Royal Councillors. They are succeeded by their eldest son. Bantu Tribal customs force Ndunas to marry women from noble houses. Alliance amongst the Ndunas was through arranged marriages. Reigning Monarchs also married their daughters to Ndunas for political support. Powerful Ndunas rule over large territories. They have villages and towns named after them. In today's proper English term Induna would be a [Duke](/source/Duke). Ndunankulu it's [Grand Duke](/source/Grand_Duke) serving as Prime Minister of the Tribal Nation. [Chief](/source/Tribal_chief) [Mangosuthu Buthelezi](/source/Mangosuthu_Buthelezi) perfected the role for the [Zulu](/source/Zulu_Kingdom) Nation . Bapedi Royal Family named [Ngoako Ramatlhodi](/source/Ngoako_Ramatlhodi) as their Traditional Prime Minister. They call him Tonakgolo ya Sechaba sa Bapedi. Amongst the [Ndebele](/source/Ndebele_people_(Zimbabwe)) the term was also used to collectively refer to a group of elite soldiers operating under a specific induna.See [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027113510/http://www.geocities.com/cdferree/history/conquest/Matabeleob.htm Ndebele/Shona Rebel Armies of 1896] by Dennis Bishop for examples Among the [Lozi](/source/Lozi_people), ''Induna'' led ''[Makolo](/source/Makolo)'', which were groups of men corresponding to territories, who served as armies or labourers.{{Cite book |last=Mainga |first=Mutumba |url=http://archive.org/details/buloziunderluyan0000bull |title=Bulozi under the Luyana Kings: Political Evolution and State Formation in Pre-Colonial Zambia |date=1973 |publisher=Longman |others= |isbn=978-0-582-64073-3 |chapter=Founding of the Lozi State and emergence of a Luyana central kingship}}{{Reference page|pages=25-6, 35-6}} The term has found widespread use in [South African English](/source/South_African_English) and [Afrikaans](/source/Afrikaans), and it is a common reference to ''boss'' or ''lead person''.[http://www.crisisstates.com/download/wp/wp53.pdf Post-Colonial Workplace Regimes in the Engineering Industries of South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921012251/http://www.crisisstates.com/download/wp/wp53.pdf |date=21 September 2007 }}, by Andries Bezuidenhout In modern times the terms ''Chairperson'' and ''induna'' are sometimes used interchangeably.See [http://etd.rau.ac.za/theses/available/etd-08252004-125457/restricted/MAMiniDiss.pdf Social Assessment of the Amangwane Community Campsite Project]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, by Priscilla Wendy Grimster Maud for examples. ==Notable izinDuna in history== * [Leander Starr Jameson](/source/Leander_Starr_Jameson), a British physician, was awarded the title of ''iNduna'' by the [Matabele](/source/Northern_Ndebele_people) chief [Lobengula](/source/Lobengula) after he had successfully treated the chief's [gout](/source/gout). * Mbopa was an ''iNduna'' serving under [Shaka](/source/Shaka). He was one of the main conspirators in Shaka's assassination by his half-brothers [Dingane](/source/Dingane) and [Umhlangana](/source/Umhlangana). * [Ndlela kaSompisi](/source/Ndlela_kaSompisi) was a key general to Zulu Kings Shaka and [Dingane](/source/Dingane), and also served as Dingane's ''inDuna'' – his chief advisor. Ndlela' repeatedly defied Dingane's request that he assassinate [Mpande](/source/Mpande), half-brother of Shaka and Dingane. By this refusal he preserved the blood line of the Zulu monarchy, as all subsequent Zulu kings were from Mpande's blood line. He was strangled to death for his insubordination. * [Ntshingwayo kaMahole](/source/Ntshingwayo_Khoza) was the [second in command](/source/second_in_command) (''inDuna'') of [King Cetshwayo](/source/Cetshwayo_kaMpande)'s Army. He was the [commanding general](/source/commanding_general) who defeated the encamped British Army at the [Battle of Isandlwana](/source/Battle_of_Isandlwana). * [Nathaniel Isaacs](/source/Nathaniel_Isaacs), a British adventurer, was awarded the title ''inDuna Incoola'' (Principal Chief of Natal) by Shaka and was granted large tracts of land. * [Tinos Rusere](/source/Tinos_Rusere), nicknamed the "Rhodesian Induna", was an elected trade union representative of the Rhodesian miners in South Africa. In 1977 he became the trade union ''inDuna'' for all Southern African countries. * [Joseph Leabua Jonathan](/source/Joseph_Leabua_Jonathan) worked as a ''mine inDuna'' (foreman) at [Brakpan](/source/Brakpan) and eventually became the first Prime Minister of [Lesotho](/source/Lesotho). * The [Sudwala Caves](/source/Sudwala_Caves) were named after the [Swazi](/source/Swazi_language) ''inDuna'' Sudwala. * [David Livingstone](/source/David_Livingstone) was given authority as a "nduna" in 1852 by [Sekeletu](/source/Sekeletu), chief of the [Kololo](/source/Kololo_people), to lead a joint expedition investigating trade routes, starting at Linyanti on the [Zambezi](/source/Zambezi) river and reaching [Luanda](/source/Luanda) on the Atlantic before returning and continuing downstream to [Quelimane](/source/Quelimane) on the Indian Ocean.{{cite web |first1=Adrian S. |last1=Wisnicki |first2= Megan |last2=Ward | title=Livingstone's Life & Expeditions | website=Livingstone Online | url=https://livingstoneonline.org/life-and-times/livingstone-s-life-expeditions |year=2015| access-date=4 March 2022}} ==Induna used as name== The word ''Induna'' is regularly used as a name to indicate something large (''the big one'') or important: * ''Ntabazinduna'' (Mountain of the Chiefs) is the name of a hill north of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.[http://land.worldcitydb.com/thabas_induna_3191173.html Thabas Induna] on the [http://www.worldcitydb.com/ World City Database] The name stems from the practice of throwing izinDuna who ran afoul of the king down it.[http://www.pinetreeweb.com/bp-african-adventures-11-rhodesia.htm African Adventures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223015/http://www.pinetreeweb.com/bp-african-adventures-11-rhodesia.htm |date=27 September 2007 }}, by Lord Baden-Powell * ''Induna'' was the name of a racehorse that won the 1930 [South Australian Derby](/source/South_Australian_Derby). * Canada's largest crocodile (14 feet long, weighing more than 1000 pounds) is called ''Induna''. It resides at the [Reptilia (zoo)](/source/Reptilia_(zoo)) in Vaughan, Ontario. right|thumb|200px|MV Induna Star * In 1899 [Winston Churchill](/source/Winston_Churchill) (a young war correspondent at the time) escaped from a prison in [Pretoria](/source/Pretoria) and rode the ''Induna''[http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/4/4/2/14426/14426.htm London to Ladysmith via Pretoria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314232702/http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/4/4/2/14426/14426.htm |date=14 March 2008 }}, by Winston S. Churchill (a weekly [steamer](/source/Steamboat), built in 1891{{Cite web |url=http://www.shf.org.au/yLibraryDB/Vessels_F_K.html |title=Sydney Heritage Fleet Records and Research Centre |access-date=7 August 2007 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930062548/http://www.shf.org.au/yLibraryDB/Vessels_F_K.html |url-status=dead }} at [Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen), UK) from [Delagoa Bay](/source/Delagoa_Bay) to [Durban](/source/Durban).{{Cite web |url=http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/rennie.htm |title=The Ships List |access-date=9 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406104008/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/rennie.htm |archive-date=6 April 2010 |url-status=dead|df=dmy-all }} * The ''SS Induna'' was the name of a British [merchant](/source/merchant) steamboat (5086BRT) that was sunk during WW2. It was built in 1925 by A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. of [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) and torpedoed by the German [U-boat](/source/U-boat) ''Friedrich-Karl Marks'' (U-376) en route from [Reykjavík](/source/Reykjav%C3%ADk) to [Murmansk](/source/Murmansk). Of the 66 people on board, 28 survived and were picked up by a Soviet [minesweeper](/source/Minesweeper_(ship)).[http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/1483.html Allied Ships hit by U-boats][http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/08/a2112508.shtml Through Fire and Ice], by Austin Byrne * The ''MV Induna Star'' was an 81-ton Australian steel [ketch](/source/ketch).[https://www.amazon.com/Darkest-Hour-Australias-Military-Disaster/dp/0760323496 Darkest Hour: The True Story of Lark Force at Rabaul – Australia's Worst Military Disaster of World War II], by Bruce D. Gamble, page 80 It was captured by the Japanese during WW2 and the men aboard were incarcerated. Some of those men later died in the infamous sinking of the prison ship, the [Montevideo Maru](/source/Montevideo_Maru) by a US submarine.{{Cite web |url=http://www.users.bigpond.com/battleforaustralia/Theyalsoserved/Coastwatchers/LionelVeale.html |title=A Coastwatcher Mission off the coast of Papua |access-date=9 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070908203556/http://www.users.bigpond.com/battleforaustralia/Theyalsoserved/Coastwatchers/LionelVeale.html |archive-date=8 September 2007 |url-status=dead|df=dmy-all }}[http://www.jje.info/lostlives/exhib/potp/japaneseinvasion.html People of the Plaque], by Jim Ridges * Canadian designer John William Allen registered Induna Art & Design Inc. in 2004 formalizing the name used since 1984. ==See also== * [Zulu people](/source/Zulu_people) (ethnic group) * [Xhosa people](/source/Xhosa_people) (ethnic group) * * [Languages of South Africa](/source/Languages_of_South_Africa) ==References== {{Reflist|2}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Induna}} Category:Zulu culture Category:Xhosa culture Category:Zulu words and phrases Category:South African English Category:African noble titles Category:African traditional governments --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [InDuna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InDuna) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InDuna?action=history)). 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