Zulu Kingdom

By: Colin Shoudt, Taji Lowe and Mick Vanoosten

Who Where Key information What How Why

Points of Interest

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.

How