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.
eventREF E-0010919Revised
22 September 1828
Shaka Zulu is murdered
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- 18 Sep 2020
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
- 02Pretoria News, 01 September 2003. Today in History.
Last updated · 18 Sep 2020
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Shaka Zulu is murdered. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010919
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