King Shaka Zulu Essay

Shaka was the most predominantly known monarch of the Zulu kingdom. He changed the methods of warfare and was responsible for bringing together more than 100 chiefdoms to form the Zulu kingdom. In this essay we take a look at the life of this Zulu king and conqueror, as well as the legacy and impact he left on the world. Biography Shaka was born around 1878 in the present day region of Kwa Zulu Natal. His mother, Nandi,was daughter of the chieftain of the eLangeni tribe and his father, Senzangakhona, was leader of the Nguni tribe. As both his parents belonged to the same clan, their relationship infringed on Zulu customs. Senzangakhona named his son after “iShaka”, the intestinal parasite that caused menstrual irregularity. This was the illness…

Shaka kaSenzangakhona also known as Shaka Zulu, was born in 1787. He was the most significant monarchs of the Zulu kingdom. He was born near present day Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal Province on the Mhlatuze River. His mother Nandi (1760-1827) was a daughter of Bhebhe, a past chief of theLangeni tribe and the mother of the legendary Shaka, King of the Zulu’s. His father Senzangakhona kaJama, chief of the Zulu clan, which was small and insignificant at the time. In the late 18th century, the Zulus…

This chapter discusses the course from the Zulu tribe to the Zulu nation. The formation of the Zulu nation has become so synonymous with the name of King Shaka who during his reign was able to amalgamate separated tribes and clans in South East Africa to pay allegiance to the Zulu empire. It also looks at what made Shaka a statesman and a nation builder in the early nineteenth century South Africa. Moreover, this chapter looks at the structure of tribes and clans and how these were amalgamated…

The scramble for Africa, which lasted from 1876 to 1914, was a brutal imperialistic act. The conquest was led by a man named King Leopold ll. He was born in 1835, and was made king in 1865. Leopold gained territory as the Congo Free State. Great Britain wanted to gain territory, and ended up taking control of a big part of the African continent. The French took control of a lot of Africa too. The Germans also took control of parts of Africa. They all fought, and did all that they could do to…

The Zulu tribe is the largest of the indigenous people in South Africa, their homeland Kwazulu-Natal decided to join South Africa after Apartheid came to an end. The Zulu today while being very devote to their Christian faith still keep their old traditions alive and healthy still practicing the coming of a girl to a woman and a boy to a man. The Zulu have their own traditional societal rules while still following the ever-changing culture of South Africa. The Zulu believe in Unkulunkulu which…

established by the Dutch East Indian Company in 1652. As the Dutch settlers expanded east they encountered the Xhosa people and a series of wars were fought over land and livestock interests (Wikipedia, South Africa n.d.). The British however, wanted control of the area for a waylay station for their colonies in India and Australia, and took over in 1795 while the Dutch were distracted in their war with France. Conflicts naturally arose between the originally Dutch and German settlers (known as…

called the Mossi. The greatest warriors of this Empire were the Wagadogo and the Yatenga. They used weapons such as the axe, spear and bow and arrow. Located in the Congo around the Wamba River were also the Yaka warriors, who had a reputation of ferocity. Note: The AFRICAN BUSHIDO of the Eliminya Society, Kukuruku Tribe of Central Africa performs in their initiation attire resembling Japanese Bushido  The Zulu’s; meaning the people of heaven, formally begins around the mid-1600’s, with the…

They had a leader, Shaka, who gained an enormous amount of power over the tribe. He then became a leader over his mentor Dingiswayo paramountcy, because he was a commander of the Mthethwa Empire. He then joined two tribes together to create an even more powerful empire and fighting force, to which they launched the mfecane. 20.France, Portugal, and Spain outlaw slavery Date: 1818 Description: Britain and Spain both signed a treaty that would abolish the act of slave trading. The…

be found in the Europeans battle versus the Zulu. In 1867 the Boers stumbled upon the world 's largest diamond field in South Africa; however this was not to last because the British soon overtook of Boers territory and beat them in the Boer War. The British learned soon enough that their new enemy was none other than a native African tribe called the Zulu. Their leader Shaka was a ferocious warrior who invented their new form of attack which would be called The Horn attack. Before the battle…

willingly (Haviland et 2013:282). Most societies that operate on a centralized political system are more densely populated, they are organised according to ranking, have customized social and occupational roles and will often have economies that operate on a basis of centralized redistribution (Lewellen 2003: 31). An example of a centralized political system is in chiefdoms. Chiefdoms are politically organized territories ruled by a chief heading a kin-based society. An example of this would be…