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Kwa-Bulawayo (prefixed according to context with 'gu-' or 'kwa-') was the royal kraal of Shaka Zulu, and as such was the capital of the early Zulu empire. It was founded after Shaka's conquest of the Ndwandwe kingdom, in around 1820. During the conflict, Shaka made a stand outside Kwa-Bulawayo, facing two thousand Ndwande who returned from ...
The Zulu Kingdom (/ ˈ z uː l uː / ZOO-loo, Zulu: KwaZulu), sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire or the Kingdom of Zululand, was a monarchy in Southern Africa.During the 1810s, Shaka established a standing army that consolidated rival clans and built a large following which ruled a wide expanse of Southern Africa that extended along the coast of the Indian Ocean from the Tugela River in ...
Zulu is the most widely spoken language in South Africa, where it is an official language. More than half of the South African population can understand it, with over 9 million first-language and over 15 million second-language speakers. Many Zulu people also speak Xitsonga, Sesotho and others from among South Africa's 12 official languages.
History. King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's great-great-great-great-grandfather, King Mpande, as a half-brother of the Zulu King Shaka, reigned from 1840 to 1872.Shaka's policies and conquests transformed a small clan into one of South Africa's most influential pre-colonial powers, extending over much of what is now KwaZulu-Natal.
Shaka kaSenzangakhona (1787–1828), son of Senzangakhona, chief c. 1816 to 1828 Kings of the Zulus ( c. 1818–present) [ edit ] After Dingiswayo 's death at the hands of Zwide , king of the Ndwandwe , around 1818, Shaka assumed leadership of the remnants of the Mthethwa Paramountcy , thereby becoming king.
Soshangane. Soshangana Ka Gasa Zikode ( c. 1780 – c. 1858 ), born Soshangana Nxumalo, was the Founder and the Monarch of the Gaza Empire, which at the height of its power stretched from the Limpopo river in southern Mozambique up to the Zambezi river in the north. Soshangana ruled over the Gaza state from 1825 until his death in 1858.
Mpikase kaMlilela Ngobese [1] Dingane ka Senzangakhona Zulu ( c. 1795 –29 January 1840), commonly referred to as Dingane or Dingaan, was a Zulu prince who became king of the Zulu Kingdom in 1828, after assassinating his half-brother Shaka Zulu. [2] He set up his royal capital, uMgungundlovu, and one of numerous military encampments, or kraals ...
24 October. ( 1986-10-24) –. 19 December 1986. ( 1986-12-19) Shaka Zulu is a 1986 South African television series directed by William C. Faure and written by Joshua Sinclair for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), based on his 1985 novel of the same name. It focuses on the rise of the Zulu, and their leader, Shaka, his wars ...