What is "bhambatha"

For other articles named Bhambatha, see Bhambatha (disambiguation). Bambata or Bambatha kaMancinza (ca. 1860–1906?), also known as Mbata Bhambatha, was a Zulu chief of the amaZondi clan in the Colony of Natal and son of Mancinza. He is famous for his role in an armed rebellion in 1906 when the poll tax was raised from a tax per hut to per head (£1 tax on all native men older than 18 - infamously called ukhandampondo) increasing hardship during a severe economic depression. Bhambatha claims that he was told to lead an armed rebellion by the de facto Zulu King Dinizulu. Dinizulu disputed this account and no convinving evidence for either story is available.

Bhambatha may refer to:

• Bhambatha, Bambatha kaMancinza (c. 1860–1906?), Zulu chief of the amaZondi clan in the Colony of Natal
  • Bambatha Rebellion, a Zulu revolt against British rule and taxation in the Colony of Natal, South Africa, in 1906
• Bhambatha (album), a 2004 album by Zola
• Bambata (music project), a music project in South Africa