From roughly 1815 to 1867, <strong>Faku</strong> was the ruler of the Mpondo kingdom, which was located in what is now the northeast section of the Eastern Cape... » 

From roughly 1815 to 1867, Faku was the ruler of the Mpondo kingdom, which was located in what is now the northeast section of the Eastern Cape of South Africa. In this biography of the African ruler, Stapleton (history, Trent U., Ontario) assesses Faku's role in state formation and his diplomatic s «