Sarili ka Hintsa was the 5th chief of the Gcaleka

Gcaleka

The Gcaleka are a major sub-group of the Xhosa found in the Transkei area of the Eastern Cape. Their counterparts in Ciskei are the Rharhabe.The Gcaleka kingdom was founded by Gcaleka kaPhalo, who became chief in 1775....

 sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 1835

1835 in South Africa

-Events:* The Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony in what is called the Great Trek into the interior to escape British domination* Port Natal is renamed Durban in honor of the Cape Colony Governor, Sir Benjamin d'Urban-Deaths:...

 until his death in 1892

1892 in South Africa

-Events:* The railway line from Cape Town to Johannesburg is completed with connections to Port Elizabeth and East London* 20 August - The Transvaal National Union is established...

 at Sholora, Bomvanaland.

Sarili was the oldest son of the great Hintsa ka Khawuta

Hintsa ka Khawuta

Hintsa ka Khawuta , also known as Hintsa the Great or King Hintsa, was the 4th paramount Chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 1820 until his death in 1835....

 and Nomsa kaGambushe Tshezi. Sarili had nine wives including Nohuthe, Nondwe of the abaThembu and Bayo of the amaGwali. His first heir died in 1853

1853 in South Africa

-Events:* The 8th Cape Frontier War ends* The settlement of Hopetown is established* Nicholaas Waterboer, eldest son of Andries Waterboer succeeds as Griqua captain* The settlement of Queenstown is established* The settlement of Seymour is established...

 at the age of 12 and the next in line was his son Sigcawu ka Sarili

Sigcawu ka Sarili

Sigcawu ka Sarili was the 6th chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation from 1892 until his death in 1902. His father was Sarili ka Hintsa and mother Queen Nohuthe.Sigcawu had two sons Salukaphathwa Gwebi'nkumbi Sigcawu and Daliza Sigcawu....

 from his second wife Nohuthe. His daughter Novili Nomkafulo became the great wife of Ngangelizwe Qeya, the 6th paramount chief of the abaThembu

Thembu

The Thimbu are one of the handful of nations and population groups which speak Xhosa in South Africa. In Xhosa the name is abaThembu, aba- being a common prefix for peoples....

. Another daughter became the wife of Mhlontlo of the Mpondomise and another became the wife of Chief Gwadiso of the Knonjwao.