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King Dinuzulu dies

King Dinuzulu dies

Date
18 Oct 1913
Updated
30 Sep 2019
King Dinuzulu dies

Dinuzulu ka-Cetshwayo, King of the Zulu nation, released from prison by Prime Minister Gen. Louis Botha, who also saw to it that he received a farm to live on, died on his farm Uitkyk in Middelburg district, Transvaal. At his own request he was buried with his ancestors on the Mpembeni River in Zululand. Dinuzulu's son,Solomon Nkayishana succeeded to the throne and although the White authorities viewed this as an honorific title, nonetheless, the House of Shaka remained deeply revered as paramount in Natal and Zululand.

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  1. 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 4, p. 43.
  2. 02Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.)
  3. 03Howcroft, P. (ed.) (undated). "South Africa Encyclopaedia: Prehistory to the year 2000", unpublished papers with SA History Online.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). King Dinuzulu dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011355

South African History Online (2011) 'King Dinuzulu dies', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011355 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).

South African History Online, King Dinuzulu dies [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011355, (accessed 7 August 2026).

"King Dinuzulu dies." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011355. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "King Dinuzulu dies." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011355.

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