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King Gcaleka KaPhalo (Born:1728-Died:1779) was the King of AmaXhosa Nation from 1755 to 1779. The third son of King Phalo kaTshiwo, he became King of the AmaXhosa Nation in 1755 right after his father died. King Gcaleka KaPhalo had 3 known sons, King Khawuta kaGcaleka (1761), Prince Velelo kaGcaleka and Prince Nqoko kaGcaleka.

King Gcaleka KaPhalo faced tried to usurp his father's rule and interclan war broke out resulting in the Xhosa nation to split into two major sub-groups: the AmaXhosa of Rarabe and AmaXhosa of Gcaleka. To this day the AmaGcaleka lineage is recognised as the Royal house of the AmaXhosa nation.^[1]

King Gcaleka kaPhalo he was succeeded by King Khawuta kaGcaleka.

Other sources state he became King in 1750 and died in 1778.

References

^ "AmaGcaleka - Xhosa Culture".

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[1] "AmaGcaleka - Xhosa Culture".

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-'''Gcaleka ka Phalo''' ([[1730s in South Africa|about 1730]]-[[1790s in South Africa|1792]]) was the founder of the [[Gcaleka]] people, a sub-group of the [[Xhosa]] nation.
+'''King Gcaleka KaPhalo''' (Born:1728-Died:1779) was the King of [[Xhosa people|AmaXhosa]] Nation from 1755 to 1779. The third son of King [[Phalo kaTshiwo]], he became King of the AmaXhosa Nation in [[1770s in South Africa|1755]] right after his father died. King Gcaleka KaPhalo had 3 known sons, King [[Khawuta kaGcaleka]] ([[1760s in South Africa|1761]]), Prince [[Velelo kaGcaleka]] and Prince [[Nqoko kaGcaleka]].
+King Gcaleka KaPhalo faced tried to usurp his father's rule and interclan war broke out resulting in the Xhosa nation to split into two major sub-groups: the AmaXhosa of [[Rarabe]] and AmaXhosa of [[Gcaleka]]. To this day the AmaGcaleka lineage is recognised as the Royal house of the AmaXhosa nation.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://xhosaculture.co.za/history/amagcaleka/ | title=AmaGcaleka - Xhosa Culture }}</ref>
-Gcaleka was the third son of [[Phalo ka Tshiwo]] and had 3 known sons, [[Khawuta ka Gcaleka]] ([[1760s in South Africa|1761]]), [[Velelo ka Gcaleka]] and [[Nqoko ka Gcaleka]]. He became chief of the Gcaleka in [[1770s in South Africa|1775]].
+King Gcaleka kaPhalo he was succeeded by King Khawuta kaGcaleka.
-Gcaleka tried to usurp his farther's rule and interclan war broke out resulting in the Xhosa tribe to split into two major sub-groups, the [[Rarabe]] and [[Gcaleka]].
-''Other sources state he became chief in [[1750s in South Africa|1750]] and died in [[1770s in South Africa|1778]].''
+Other sources state he became King in [[1750s in South Africa|1750]] and died in [[1770s in South Africa|1778]].
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