Nunquawuse

Nunquawuse was a Xhosa girl who claimed to experience visions.
== Biography ==
Nunquawuse lived in South Africa during the 19th century. Over the course of seven days, she experienced visions in her garden. These visions told her that if the Xhosa, her tribe, were to be great once more, then they should slaughter their cattle and burn their crops.
Initially, people were doubtful, however, she soon received the backing of the Xhosa king, who gave the order for the slaughter of the cattle and the burning of the crops. 
After this was carried out, Nunquawuse's visions did not come true. Instead, the Xhosa king's order led to forty-thousand people starving to death, and those remaining being absorbed into the British colony of Rhodesia. (PROSE: )
=== Legacy ===
The Third Doctor recounted her story to Jo Grant when explaining the concept of precognition. He compared Nunquawuse's visions to those of Grigori Rasputin's, and explained that precognitive visions, "whether accurate or not", were relatively common among humans. (PROSE: )
Category:People from the real world
Category:19th century individuals