Nunquawuse
Nunquawuse, also known as Nomgqause (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"]) or Nomgquase, (PROSE: Toy Soldiers [+]Loading...["Toy Soldiers (novel)"]) was a Xhosa girl who claimed to experience visions.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
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: The Wages of Sin [+]Loading...["The Wages of Sin (novel)"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
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: The Wages of Sin [+]Loading...["The Wages of Sin (novel)"])
Roz Forrester heard stories of her alongside Nelson Mandela and Mbete. (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
"Nongqawuse" is the currently accepted spelling of her name.
