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Nandi, mother of Shaka and wife of Senzangakoma, dies of dysentery in her royal kraal at Mkinkini, halfway between modern Melmo
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- 01Kruger, D.W. (ed) (1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council, v. 3, p. 650
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Nandi, mother of Shaka and wife of Senzangakoma, dies of dysentery in her royal kraal at Mkinkini, halfway between modern Melmo. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092233
South African History Online (2012) 'Nandi, mother of Shaka and wife of Senzangakoma, dies of dysentery in her royal kraal at Mkinkini, halfway between modern Melmo', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092233 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, Nandi, mother of Shaka and wife of Senzangakoma, dies of dysentery in her royal kraal at Mkinkini, halfway between modern Melmo [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092233, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"Nandi, mother of Shaka and wife of Senzangakoma, dies of dysentery in her royal kraal at Mkinkini, halfway between modern Melmo." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092233. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Nandi, mother of Shaka and wife of Senzangakoma, dies of dysentery in her royal kraal at Mkinkini, halfway between modern Melmo." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092233.
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