Ndlela kaSompisi (died February 1840) was a key general to Zulu Kings Shaka and Dingane, and also served as Dingane's induna - his chief advisor. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Zulu (English and isiZulu: amaZulu) are an African ethnic group of about 11 million people who live mainly in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... Only known drawing of Shaka - some details like the spear and feather may be fanciful Shaka (sometimes spelled Tshaka, Tchaka or Chaka; ca. ... Dingane kaSenzangakhona (ca. ...

Senzangakona, Shaka and Dingane's father, was married to Bibi, a sister of Ndlela. Mpande was married to Ndlela's daughter Msukilethe. Senzangakona (ca. ... Mpande (1798 - 1872) was king of the Zulu nation from 1840 to 1872, making him the longest reigning Zulu king. ...

He was general of Dingane's forces at the Battle of Blood River (16 December 1838) , a significant defeat for the Zulus as the spears and large numbers of Zulus were unable to breach the Boer laager of Andries Pretorius defended with muskets. The Battle of Blood River was fought on 16 December 1838 on the banks of the Blood river in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Hunting spear and knife, from Mesa Verde National Park. ... Boer is the Afrikaans (and Dutch) word for farmer which came to denote the descendants of the Afrikaans-speaking migrating farmers of the expanding eastern Cape frontier. ... Andries Pretorius Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (November 27, 1798 – 23 July 1853) was a leader of the Boers who was instrumental in the creation of the Transvaal Republic, as well as the earlier but short-lived Natalia Republic in present-day South Africa. ... Muskets and bayonets aboard the frigate Grand Turk. ...

Neither Shaka nor Dingane had children. Mindful of the lineage of the Zulu kings, Ndlela repeatedly defied Dingane's request that he assassinate Mpande, half-brother of Shaka and Dingane as he was a threat to Dingane's power. He argued that it would diminish his greatness and that, in any case, Mpande did not aspire to the throne. The Battle of Maqongqe where the forces of Mpande and Dingane clashed in 1840 culminated in Dingane calling Ndlele a traitor. Mpande (1798 - 1872) was king of the Zulu nation from 1840 to 1872, making him the longest reigning Zulu king. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Dingane ordered his death through slow strangling with a cow hide throng, but by Ndlela's inaction he had preserved the blood line of the Zulu monarchy, as Mpande succeeded Dingane and Mpande's son Cetshwayo in turn succeeded him. All subsequent Zulu monarchs are descended from Mpande. 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. ...

See also

• Dingane
• List of Zulu kings
• Mpande
• Senzangakona
• Shaka

Dingane kaSenzangakhona (ca. ... This List of Zulu kings gives a list of Zulu chieftains and kings from their earliest known history up to the current monarch: Mnguni Nkosinkulu Mdlani Luzumana Malandela kaLuzumana, son of Luzumana Ntombhela kaMalandela, son of Malandela. ... Mpande (1798 - 1872) was king of the Zulu nation from 1840 to 1872, making him the longest reigning Zulu king. ... Senzangakona (ca. ... Only known drawing of Shaka - some details like the spear and feather may be fanciful Shaka (sometimes spelled Tshaka, Tchaka or Chaka; ca. ...

External link

• Unveiling of monument in honour of Ndlela ka Sompisi Ntuli