Zulu Kingdom

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historical kingdom pre-colonial African state

The Zulu Kingdom was a powerful 19th-century southern African monarchy known for its centralized military system, expansion under King Shaka, and major conflicts with British colonial powers.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Zulu Kingdom (in the region) 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical kingdom ⓘ
pre-colonial African state ⓘ
annexedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
capital Nodwengu ⓘ
Ulundi ⓘ
colonialStatus annexed by British Empire ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
Boer–Zulu conflicts ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
culturalLegacy central to modern Zulu identity ⓘ
currency cattle ⓘ
dissolved 1897 ⓘ
economy cattle herding ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
endDate 1897 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Zulu people ⓘ
foundedBy King Shaka Zulu ⓘ
surface form: Shaka kaSenzangakhona
foundingRuler King Shaka Zulu ⓘ
surface form: Shaka kaSenzangakhona
governmentType centralized kingdom ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
language Zulu ⓘ
locatedIn Southern Africa ⓘ
present-day South Africa ⓘ
militaryInnovation large cowhide shield ⓘ
short stabbing spear (iklwa) ⓘ
militarySystem age-grade regiments ⓘ
regimental system (amabutho) ⓘ
militaryTactic horns of the buffalo formation ⓘ
modernCountry South Africa ⓘ
notableEvent Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
Battle of Isandlwana (near its borders, involving colonial forces) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Isandlwana

Battle of Rorke's Drift ⓘ
Mfecane ⓘ
notableLeader Cetshwayo kaMpande ⓘ
surface form: King Cetshwayo

King Shaka Zulu ⓘ
surface form: Shaka Zulu
opponent Afrikaners ⓘ
surface form: Boers

British Empire ⓘ
peakPeriod reign of Shaka (c. 1816–1828) ⓘ
populationType predominantly agrarian ⓘ
predecessor Mthethwa Paramountcy ⓘ
Zulu chiefdom ⓘ
region KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
religion Zulu traditional religion ⓘ
ruler Cetshwayo kaMpande ⓘ
Dingane kaSenzangakhona ⓘ
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo ⓘ
Mpande kaSenzangakhona ⓘ
King Shaka Zulu ⓘ
surface form: Shaka kaSenzangakhona
startDate 1816 ⓘ
successor British Empire ⓘ
Colony of Natal ⓘ
Natal Province ⓘ
territorialExpansion early 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Blood River → belligerent → Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Cape Colony → borderConflictWith → Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
Natalia Republic → borderedBy → Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
Natalia Republic → conflictWith → Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
Battle of Blood River → countryAtTime → Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
Zulu people → historicalState → Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
Murder of Piet Retief → involvedParty → Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
Scramble for Africa → involves → Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Great Trek → opposedBy → Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
Natalia Republic → precededBy → Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zulu Kingdom (in the region)