Shaka kaSenzangakhona is universally recognised as the founder of what would become known as the “Zulu nation”. He ruled from about 1817 until he was assassinated by his half-brothers in 1828.

Political history in pre-colonial Africa : the case of the AmaZulu kingdom -- Powerful chiefs before Shaka -- Shaka's early life : oral traditions, tales and history -- Shaka as warrior -- AmaZulu ...

Shooting This Scene Was Intensely Demanding and Challenging," Wiseman Mncube on Shaka iLembe. On every show he is cast in, ...

King Misuzulu in September. A judge’s ruling in South Africa has raised fresh questions over his claim to the Zulu throne. Rajesh Jantilal/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...

Miniseries Plot South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town.

Central to that identity is King Shaka, the warrior-monarch credited with uniting the Nguni-speaking tribes of eastern South Africa in the early 1800s into a Zulu empire overseen by a brutal and ...