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This List of Zulu kings gives a list of Zulu chieftains and kings from their earliest known history up to the current monarch: The Zulu are an African ethnic group of about 11 million people who live mainly in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ...

Mnguni
Nkosinkulu
Mdlani
Luzumana
Malandela kaLuzumana, son of Luzumana
Ntombhela kaMalandela, son of Malandela.
Zulu kaNtombela, son of Ntombela, founder and chief of the Zulu clan from ca. 1709.
Gumede kaZulu, son of Zulu, chief of the Zulu clan.
Phunga kaGumede (d. 1727), son of Ghumede, chief of the Zulu clan up to 1727.
Mageba kaPhunga (d. 1745), son of Phunga, chief of the Zulu clan from 1727 to 1745.
Ndaba kaMageba (d. 1763), son of Mageba, chief of the Zulu clan from 1745 to 1763.
Jama kaNdaba (d. 1781), son of Ndaba, chief of the Zulu clan from 1763 to 1781.
Senzangakhona kaJama (ca. 1762-1816), son of Jama, chief of the Zulu clan from 1781 to 1816.
Shaka kaSenzangakhona (ca. 1787-1828), son of Senzangakona, king from 1816 to 1828.
Dingane kaSenzangakhona (ca. 1795-1840), son of Senzangakona and half-brother of Shaka, king from 1828 to 1840.
Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798-1872), son of Senzangakona and half-brother of Shaka and Dingane, king from 1840 to 1872.
Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826 - February 1884), son of Mpande, king from 1872 to 1884.
Dinizulu kaCetshwayo (1868-1913), son of Cetshwayo kaMpande, king from 1884 to 1913.
Solomon kaDinizulu (1891-1933), son of Dinizulu kaCetshwayo, king from 1913 to 1933.
Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon (4 August 1924-17 September 1968), son of Solomon kaDinizulu, king from 1948 to 1968.
Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu (b. 14 July 1948), son of Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon, king since 1968.

Here are some other kings, or minor notables, around Zululand :- Mnguni was the founder of the Nguni nation in Southern Africa. ... Ntombhela kaMalandela, the son of Malandela kaLuzumana, was the proto-chieftain of the Zulu nation in the late 17th century. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... 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Ndaba kaMageba was King of the Zulu. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 â€“ Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jama kaNdaba (d. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Senzangakona (ca. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Shaka Shaka (sometimes spelled Tshaka, Tchaka or Chaka; ca. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Dingane kaSenzangakhona (ca. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mpande (1798 - 1872) was king of the Zulu nation from 1840 to 1872, making him the longest reigning Zulu king. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Cetshwayo kaMpande (circa 1826 - February 8, 1884) was the king of the Zulu nation from 1872 to 1879 and their leader during the Zulu War. ... The oldest surviving photograph, NicÃ©phore NiÃ©pce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Dinizulu kaCetshwayo (1868-1913) was the king of the Zulu nation from 20 May 1884 until his death in 1913. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Solomon kaDinizulu (1891-1933) was the king of the Zulu nation from 1913 until his death on 4 March 1933 at Kambi. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon (August 4, 1924 - September 17, 1968) was the king of the Zulu nation from 1933 until his death at Nongoma in 1968. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu (b. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

King Dingiswayo of the Mthethwa
King Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho
John Dunn - one of 13 'kinglets' after the Anglo-Zulu War - Scottish ancestry
King Zwide of the Ndwandwe

Categories: Lists of monarchs | Lists of office-holders | Zulu kings | Zulus-1... King Moshoeshoe I Moshoeshoe (1786?-1870) was born at Menkhoaneng in the Northern part of present-day Lesotho. ... John Dunn was born in Port Alfred, Cape Colony in 1833 and was 3 years old when his parents moved to Port Natal (now called Durban in South Africa). ... The Battle of Rorkes Drift The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between Britain and the Zulus, and signalled the end of the Zulus as an independent nation. ... King Zwide was the chief of the Ndwandwe clan from about 1805 to around 1820. ... The Ndwandwe clan are a subgroup of the Nguni people who populate sections of Southern Africa. ...

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List of Zulu kings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (285 words)
	1745), son of Phunga, chief of the Zulu clan from 1727 to 1745.
	1762-1816), son of Jama, chief of the Zulu clan from 1781 to 1816.
	Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798-1872), son of Senzangakona and half-brother of Shaka and Dingane, king from 1840 to 1872.

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