This is a list of the paramounts of the Xhosa of the Eastern Cape province in modern South Africa. * Rarabe kaPhalo (1773–1787) * Mlawu kaRarabe, (he never became a King because he died before his father) * Ndlambe kaRarabe, Regent (1787–1797) * Ngqika kaMlawu (1797–1829) * Maqoma, Regent (1829–1840) * Mgolombane Sandile (1840–1878) * Edmund Gonya Sandile (1878–n/a) * Faku Sandile, (Not to be confused with the Amampondo King) (1932–1954) * Archie Velile Sandile (1954–1965) * Mxolisi Bazindlovu Sandile (1965–1985) * Nolizwe Sandile, Queen Regent (1985–1991) * Maxhoba Zanesizwe Sandile (1991–2011) * Noloyiso Sandile, Queen Regent (2011–2020) * Jonguxolo Sandile (2020–Present)