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Shaka Zulu is murdered

Shaka Zulu

Date
22 Sep 1828
Updated
18 Sep 2020
Shaka Zulu

Shaka Zulu, Zulu chief and founder of the Zulu empire, was murdered by his bodyguard, Mbopha, and his two half-brothers Dingane and Mhlangana after a relatively brief period as king of the Zulu people, from 1816. His death came a year after his mother's death.

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  1. 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
  2. 02Pretoria News, 01 September 2003. Today in History.

Last updated · 18 Sep 2020

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Shaka Zulu is murdered. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010919

South African History Online (2011) 'Shaka Zulu is murdered', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010919 (Accessed: 12 August 2026).

South African History Online, Shaka Zulu is murdered [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010919, (accessed 12 August 2026).

"Shaka Zulu is murdered." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010919. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Shaka Zulu is murdered." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010919.

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