What is Sobhuza II?
[[File:King Sobhuza II, 1945 (cropped).jpg|thumbnail|right|Sobhuza in 1945]] '''Sobhuza II''', {{small|[[Order of the British Empire|KBE]]}} (also known as '''Nkhotfotjeni''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Swaziland.html|title=Eswatini (Swaziland)|website=www.worldstatesmen.org}}</ref> '''Mona''' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/sobhuza.asp|title=Swaziland National Trust Commission - Cultural Resources - King Sobhuza II|website=www.sntc.org.sz|access-date=2014-11-12|archive-date=2015-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302103153/http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/sobhuza.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>) (22 July 1899&nbsp;– 21 August 1982) was the [[Paramount Chief]] and later [[King]] of [[Swaziland]] for 82 years. He is the longest-reigning monarch in recorded history.<ref name=WorldStat>{{cite web|last1=Cahoon|first1=Ben|title=Swaziland|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Swaziland.html|website=World Statesmen.org|accessdate=22 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=SNTCBhuza>{{cite web|last1=SNTC|title=CULTURAL RESOURCES: King Sobhuza II|url=http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/sobhuza.asp|accessdate=22 February 2015|archive-date=2 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302103153/http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/sobhuza.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sobhuza was born on 22 July 1899 at Zombodze Royal Residence, the son of Inkhosikati Lomawa Ndwandwe and [[Ngwane V|King Ngwane V]]. When he was only four months old, his father died suddenly while dancing [[incwala]] (a traditional celebration of kingship). Sobhuza was chosen King soon after that, and his grandmother [[Labotsibeni Mdluli|Labotsibeni]] and uncle Prince Malunge led the Swazi nation until his maturity in 1921.<ref>{{cite web |last=Platter |first=John |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20074319,00.html |title=Long Live the King: Sobhuza II of Swaziland looks back on 80 Years and 100 wives |publisher=People.com |date=13 August 1979 |accessdate=28 November 2013 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |arc