Phalo, the son of Tshiwo ruled from 1700 to 1775. He was the last king of an independent and united Xhosa nation. When Phalo came to the throne, Europeans were virtually unknown in Xhosaland. It is said that Phalo only ever saw one European in his life, the elephant hunter Hubner, who visited him in 1736. After his death the first frontier war broke out and One Hundred Years War of Xhosa versus Settler began. Phalo was more concerned about the unity of the Xhosa Kingdom. He was buried under the trees in Tongwana.