The Zulu Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire, 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 the south to the Pongola River in the north, centred on the present KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
CapitalkwaBulawayo (later uMgungundlovu, then Ulundi) 1 Government type (class) Classification
Status (Extant or Former) Connections
Associated With
Mfecane, Eras The Zulu kingdom emerged from the Mfecane upheavals
In Era
Source Zulu Kingdom (Wikipedia)
Participant In
Source Wikipedia: Anglo-Zulu War
Ruled By
Additional Source Zulu Kingdom (Wikipedia)Lead section (Shaka establishing the kingdom)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Society and Culture Atlas: Monarchy, government type there.
Sources
1. Zulu Kingdom (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section
During the 1810s, Shaka established a standing army that consolidated rival clans and built a large following
Infobox (founded)
1816
Infobox (dissolved)
1897
Infobox (capital)
kwaBulawayo; uMgungundlovu; Ulundi
Zulu Kingdom: Status
The Zulu Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire, was a monarchy in Southern Africa.
- Wikipedia lead paragraph, official name/state form (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
Ruled By: Shaka, Lead section (Shaka establishing the kingdom)
During the 1810s, Shaka established a standing army that consolidated rival clans and built a large following
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
The Zulu Kingdom ( ; ), sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire, was a monarchy in Southern Africa. During the 1810s, Shaka established a standing
View the Source Zulu Kingdom (World History Encyclopedia)
World History EncyclopediaArticle body (founding)Quote, Article body (founding)
Credit for creating this centralised empire is usually given to King Shaka (aka Chaka, reign 1816-1828).
Wikipedia: Anglo-Zulu War
WikipediaParticipant In: Anglo-Zulu War, Lead sectionQuote, Participant In: Anglo-Zulu War, Lead section
The Anglo-Zulu War, or simply the Zulu War, was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.
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