HIST 382 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading: Hut Tax, Bride Price, Hlubi People
6 Feb 2019
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Matshana was a polygamist and his son was. Ugudhla who was the only boy born to nomvimbi who was the great wife. She exercised influence in sigedhleni by preparing her daughters to wed zulu nobility and sealing alliances between her husband"s lineage and the dynasty of africa. She also promoted the ambitions of her son and welcomed his wife and enlarged his herd with cattle bride-wealth. The homestead represented a portable model of family reproduction and subsistence production. Homesteads endured because they adapted to change, particularly when foreign newcomers implemented heavy taxes and compulsory work. By the late 19th century family patriarchs handled different political externalities. They no longer paid homage and tribute to the house of shaka and instead paid deference and taxes to the government of somsewu. Juniors emerged through economic processes were able to modify social advancement. Industrial work vs. zulu regimental service offered a means to higher rank through individual initiative.
