page_title: Sarili kaHintsa
hierarchical_section_title: Sarili kaHintsa
caption_attribution_description: English: Old photograph of Chief Sarili or Kreli of the Gcaleka Xhosa together with his councillors and diplomats. 1871.
context_page_description: Sarili ka Hintsa was the 5th chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation, and paramount chief of all the Xhosa, from 1835 until his death in 1892 at Sholora, Bomvanaland. He was also known as "Kreli", and led the Gcaleka armies in a series of frontier wars.
context_section_description: Sarili ka Hintsa (about 1810 - 1892) was the 5th chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation, and paramount chief of all the Xhosa, from 1835 until his death in 1892 at Sholora, Bomvanaland. He was also known as "Kreli", and led the Gcaleka armies in a series of frontier wars.
caption: King Sarili ka Hintsa (centre seated) with councillors.
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