Lifaqane
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Lifaqane is a period of widespread warfare, migration, and social upheaval in early 19th-century southern Africa, closely associated with the rise of the Zulu kingdom under Shaka.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lifaqane canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ mass migration ⓘ social upheaval ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shaka Zulu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rise of the Zulu Kingdom ⓘ |
| cause |
competition for resources
ⓘ
military expansion of the Zulu Kingdom ⓘ state formation pressures ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
destruction of chiefdoms
ⓘ
displacement of communities ⓘ formation of new polities ⓘ large-scale migrations ⓘ widespread warfare ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Difaqane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mfecane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDebate |
causes and scale of violence
ⓘ
role of European colonial expansion in shaping the conflict ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Mzilikazi kaMashobane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shaka Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ Sobhuza I of Swaziland NERFINISHED ⓘ Zwide kaLanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOn |
demographic patterns in southern Africa
ⓘ
distribution of ethnic groups in southern Africa ⓘ patterns of settlement in the Highveld ⓘ |
| involvesEthnicGroup |
Hlubi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ndebele NERFINISHED ⓘ Nguni peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngwane NERFINISHED ⓘ Sotho-Tswana peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Swazi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Highveld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zulu-speaking regions ⓘ eastern South Africa ⓘ southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
Sotho-Tswana state formation
ⓘ
northward migration of the Ndebele ⓘ rise of the Zulu military system ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
consolidation of larger chiefdoms
ⓘ
creation of the Zulu Kingdom as a major regional power ⓘ depopulation of some regions ⓘ formation of the Gaza state in Mozambique ⓘ formation of the Ndebele state under Mzilikazi ⓘ reorganization of political boundaries ⓘ |
| startTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
African history
ⓘ
anthropology ⓘ military history ⓘ |
| timePeriodContext | precolonial southern Africa ⓘ |
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