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• List of maps; List of figures; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The northern Nguni states 1700–1815; 3. The conquest state 1820–1838; 4. Factions and fissions: Mswati's early years; 5. The balance tilts: Swazi-Boer relations 1852–1865; 6. The deepening and widening of Dlamini power 1852–1865; 7. Regency and retreat 1865–1874; 8. Confederation, containment and conciliar rule: Mbandzeni's apprenticeship 1874–1881; 9. The puff-adder stirs: Mdandzeni and the beginnings of concessions 1881–1886; 10. The conquest by concessions 1886–1889; 11. Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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• List of maps; List of figures; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The northern Nguni states 1700–1815; 3. The conquest state 1820–1838; 4. Factions and fissions: Mswati's early years; 5. The balance tilts: Swazi-Boer relations 1852–1865; 6. The deepening and widening of Dlamini power 1852–1865; 7. Regency and retreat 1865–1874; 8. Confederation, containment and conciliar rule: Mbandzeni's apprenticeship 1874–1881; 9. The puff-adder stirs: Mdandzeni and the beginnings of concessions 1881–1886; 10. The conquest by concessions 1886–1889; 11. Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.