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Clans, Tribes and Nations

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Title: Clans, Tribes and Nations
Alternative Title: Clan and Tribal Histories
Description: The Clans, Tribes and Nations collection is a digitised archival set from the Cory Library and Historical Archives at Rhodes University, located in Grahamstown (Makhanda), Eastern Cape, South Africa. This collection is part of the African Heritage Collections and comprises items that document records, histories, and genealogical accounts of Xhosa clans and related traditional communities, including materials on groups such as the amaCirha and amaJobe. The items include historical narratives and genealogical texts in both English and Xhosa, reflecting the longstanding cultural traditions, lineage information, and oral histories of these communities. This collection contributes to understanding pre-colonial and historical social structures, clan genealogies, traditional authority, and Indigenous heritage in the Eastern Cape and broader southern African context. It supports research into African ethnography, indigenous history, Xhosa social organisation, and cultural continuity.
Language: English; Xhosa
Type: Collection
Subject: amaCirha; amaJobe; Xhosa clans; African heritage; Genealogy; Oral history
Spatial Coverage: Eastern Cape, South Africa
Temporal Coverage: Historical (reflecting traditional and pre-colonial clan genealogies and narratives)
Format: Digital text

Hierarchies: African Heritage Collections
African Heritage Collections (149 items)
Clans, Tribes and Nations (5 items)
Images of African Collections (66 items)
South African Chiefs, Kings and Rulers (30 items)
African Literary and Intellectual Works Collection (51 items)
Henry Masila Ndawo (10 items)
John Knox Bokwe (1 item)
Nyoka, Malcolm Everitt Mlungiseleli (12 items)
S.E.K. Mqhayi Collection (1 item)
Todd Matshikiza (27 items)
King Kong Collection (21 items)
Alan Paton letters to Todd Matshikiza (5 items)

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History of the amaJobe traditional community
Historic record of AmaJobe community drafted by Chief Zanemali Bani. AmaJobe is one of the most ancient traditional communities in the Eastern Cape, tracing its history back fourteen generations. Chief Sinuka, eight generations before Zanemali, the present chief was present at the battle between Tshawe and Cirha at the Mzimvubu river, during which battle amaJobe participated on behalf of Tshawe. This battle occurred some time before the year 1600, by which time amaJobe were already a distinct traditional community. The amaJobe are closely related to the amaNgwevu clan; in fact, Sinuka was the senior brother of Tshangisa and the uncle to Rhudulu.
Imbali
AmaJobe sisizwe kwizizwe zamaXhosa esinomlando waso osafumaneka ngokucacileyo kwisizukulwane seshumi elinesine. UNkosi Sinuka, isizukulwane sesibhozo ukusuka kwinkosi uZanemali ophetheyo, yabanguye owagqwesayo, ekhona kumlo ophakathi koCirha noTshawe ngaseMzimvubu River phambi ko 1600. Ngeloxesha esisizwe samaJobe sasele sikho kade kweli lamaXhosa njengesizwe samaJobe. Kwakukho izizwe zamaRhudulu , amaGqubusha, amaJobe asondele kakhulu kwisiduko samaNgwevu, in fact uSinuka ngumkhuluwa kaTshangisa and uncle to Rhudulu.,Historic record of AmaJobe community drafted by Chief Zanemali Bani.
Imbali (unedited version)
AmaJobe sisizwe kwizizwe zamaXhosa esinomlando waso osafumaneka ngokucacileyo kwisizukulwane seshumi elinesine. UNkosi Sinuka, isizukulwane sesibhozo ukusuka kwinkosi uZanemali ophetheyo, yabanguye owagqwesayo, ekhona kumlo ophakathi koCirha noTshawe ngaseMzimvubu River phambi ko 1600. Ngeloxesha esisizwe samaJobe sasele sikho kade kweli lamaXhosa njengesizwe samaJobe. Kwakukho izizwe zamaRhudulu , amaGqubusha, amaJobe asondele kakhulu kwisiduko samaNgwevu, in fact uSinuka ngumkhuluwa kaTshangisa and uncle to Rhudulu.,Historic record of AmaJobe community drafted by Chief Zanemali Bani.
Records : history and genealogy of AmaCirha clan according to the Great House of the clan, beginning from the amaXhosa nation
History and genealogy of the AmaCirha clan, as recorded in the Great House of the clan, tracing its origins from the AmaXhosa nation.
The genealogy of Jobe Tribe
A genealogy of the Jobe Tribe drafted by Chief Zanemali Bani