Zulu Kingdom
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Zulu Kingdom
By: Colin Shoudt, Taji Lowe and Mick Vanoosten
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Shaka Zulu was Ruler of Zulu empire Shaka Zulu was exiled as a child and moved to
Mtetwa and enetred the military and moved up in the ranks
Shaka Zulu took over the kingdom when Dingiswayo died
When Dingiswayo ruled it was called the Mtetwa Empire
Who
Where
Modern day Kwazulu-Natal Province is located
in Southern Africa Populated by Nguni-Speaking tribes and clans
of the Bantu people of Southeastern Africa Shaka Zulu had conqured from the Sea in the
east to the Ginsberg Mountains in the west and the Pongola River in the north to the Banshee River in the south this land was around 11,500 square miles big.
Where
Shaka Zulu assumed power in 1818 Shaka was assassinated in 1828 by his half
brother Dingane because he was very brutal and killed a lot of people.
His half brother took power after his assassination.
In 1879 the Zulu empire fell to the British
When
Shaka enforced the most ferocious brutality
among his opponents All the Clans in the kingdom had to subject
themselves to one leader(Shaka) Shaka would raid Zulu villages and burn them
down sparing no one. He also Created a Centralized Monarchy EVERYONE feared Shaka Zulu
Key info
Shaka Zulu conquered all Clans in Southern Africa
during the 10 years he had power After Shaka Zulus death the Kingdom began its
decline He created the most powerful kingdom in Southern
Africa ever. After the British defeated them 1879 in they split the
kingdom into 13 separate Chiefdoms reducing the kings and chiefs to minor functionary's.
The British attacked because they saw the Zulu kingdom as a threat to their economic interest.
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