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Khawuta kaGcaleka

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Khawuta ka Gcaleka (c. 1761–1804) was the king of the Xhosa people. He is a direct descendant of Phalo's Great House. people|Xhosa]] nation.

Khawuta was the eldest son of Gcaleka ka Phalo. Khawuta had three sons, Bhurhu ka Khawuta (1785), Hintsa ka Khawuta (1789) and Malashe ka Khawuta. He became king of the Xhosa's in 1792.

Khawuta died in 1804 near what is now Kentani in the Eastern Cape Province. Other sources record 1794 or 1820 as the year of death.