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Zulu king Dingane signs the treaty drafted by Retief on February 4 in which he declares his approval to grant an extensive area
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- 01Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 162
- 02Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1979). Geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika; verwerk en bygewerk deur D.W. Kruger; 3de bygewerkte uitg., Goodwood, Cape Town: NASOU, p. 212.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 31). Zulu king Dingane signs the treaty drafted by Retief on February 4 in which he declares his approval to grant an extensive area. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073455
South African History Online (2012) 'Zulu king Dingane signs the treaty drafted by Retief on February 4 in which he declares his approval to grant an extensive area', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073455 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).
South African History Online, Zulu king Dingane signs the treaty drafted by Retief on February 4 in which he declares his approval to grant an extensive area [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073455, (accessed 24 September 2026).
"Zulu king Dingane signs the treaty drafted by Retief on February 4 in which he declares his approval to grant an extensive area." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073455. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Zulu king Dingane signs the treaty drafted by Retief on February 4 in which he declares his approval to grant an extensive area." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073455.
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