Zulu royal family

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dynasty royal family

The Zulu royal family is the hereditary ruling dynasty of the Zulu people of South Africa, historically led by powerful kings such as Shaka and central to Zulu cultural and political identity.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Zulu monarchy 4
Zulu royal house 3
Zulu royal household 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dynasty ⓘ
royal family ⓘ
associatedColonialPower British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedEvent Anglo-Zulu War NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedPolity Zulu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Zulu nationalism ⓘ
ceremonialFunction hosting of the annual Reed Dance ⓘ
presiding over royal rituals and ancestral ceremonies ⓘ
clanName Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus important component of South African intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
culturalSignificance central to Zulu cultural identity ⓘ
currentHead Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroupRepresented Zulu people NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundingCentury 19th century ⓘ
foundingFigure Shaka Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingSystem traditional monarchy ⓘ
historicalRole leadership of the Zulu Kingdom ⓘ
resistance to colonial expansion in southern Africa ⓘ
influencedBy Bantu cultural traditions ⓘ
language Zulu language ⓘ
legalStatus traditional leadership institution under South African law ⓘ
maintains royal regiments (amabutho) ⓘ
notableKing Cetshwayo kaMpande NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dingane kaSenzangakhona NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mpande kaSenzangakhona NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shaka Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Solomon kaDinuzulu NERFINISHED ⓘ
originTerritory southeastern Africa ⓘ
politicalSignificance symbol of Zulu political unity ⓘ
powerBase military organization under Shaka ⓘ
predecessorGroup small Zulu chiefdoms ⓘ
recognizedBy government of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
region KwaZulu-Natal NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Zulu traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
role custodianship of Zulu customs and traditions ⓘ
symbolic leadership of the Zulu nation ⓘ
successionType hereditary succession ⓘ
traditionalInstitution Zulu royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalResidenceRegion Nongoma area NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalTitleOfRuler King of the Zulu Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zulu monarch ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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

Nodwengu → associatedWith → Zulu royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zulu monarchy
Nodwengu → usedBy → Zulu royal family ⓘ
Mpande kaSenzangakhona → dynasty → Zulu royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zulu royal house of Senzangakhona
Dingane kaSenzangakhona → powerBase → Zulu royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zulu royal household
Cetshwayo kaMpande → house → Zulu royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zulu royal house
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo → partOf → Zulu royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zulu royal house
Ulundi → associatedWith → Zulu royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zulu monarchy
uMgungundlovu → usedBy → Zulu royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zulu royal household
Mangosuthu Buthelezi → memberOf → Zulu royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Buthelezi clan
iSilo → usedIn → Zulu royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zulu monarchy
iSilo → associatedWith → Zulu royal family ⓘ
Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini → house → Zulu royal family ⓘ
Umkhosi Wokweshwama → associatedWith → Zulu royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zulu monarchy
Umkhosi Wokweshwama → hasParticipant → Zulu royal family ⓘ
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu → memberOfDynasty → Zulu royal family ⓘ
House of Khumalo → relatedDynasty → Zulu royal family ⓘ
Khumalo dynasty → relatedDynasty → Zulu royal family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zulu royal house
Princess Mantfombi Dlamini → memberOfRoyalHouse → Zulu royal family ⓘ