Ntsele

{{short description|18th century King of AmaHlubi Kingdom}}

{{Infobox royalty

| name = Nsele

| succession = King of AmaHlubi

| reign = 1735-1760

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| death_date = 1760

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| successor = Bhungane II

| issue = Bhungane II

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Nsele KaMashiya was the King of AmaHlubi from 1735 until his death in 1760. He fathered Bhungane II who ascended to the Hlubi throne in 1760.{{cite web |last1=Mntungwa |first1=Lwasi |title=The History of the Hlubi Nation |url=http://xhosaculture.co.za/the-history-of-the-hlubi-nation-amahlubi/ |website=Xhosaculture |access-date=29 November 2019}} Nsele is widely known for leading the AmaHlubi in a battle against the then AmaNgwane tribe led by Tshani and came out victorious. His reign was at the pre-period of both Hlubi's prosperity led by Bhungane II (son) and the period of power-struggle and fragile state of the tribe which was at peak during Mthimkhulu II's reign (grandson). He's also hailed and widely referred to as "Nasele", especially by Hlubi residing in Eastern Cape.{{Cite web |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/southafrica/hlubi.html |title=Genealogy |access-date=2019-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903235233/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/southafrica/hlubi.html |archive-date=2018-09-03 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.mkhangelingoma.co.za/heritage/history.pdf |title=Isizwe SamaHlubi: Submission to the Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims: Draft 1 |author= |date=July 2004 |publisher= |access-date=28 July 2011}}{{Cite web |url=http://embokingdom.africa/royal-family/the-house-of-bhungane.html |title=House of Bhungane |access-date=2019-11-29 |archive-date=2018-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811175834/http://embokingdom.africa/royal-family/the-house-of-bhungane.html |url-status=dead }}