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Senzangakhona's ninth wife, Songiya kaNgotsha Hlabisa, bore Mpande, who became king when he overthrew Dingane in 1840. Mpande was the only son to bear him grandchildren. Mpande’s son, Cetshwayo kaMpande, was in some aspects the last great king of the Zulus before the British Empire invaded their territory.
Dingane ka Senzangakhona Zulu (c. 1795 –29 January 1840), commonly referred to as Dingane or Dingaan, was a Zulu prince who became king of the Zulu Kingdom in 1828, after assassinating his half-brother Shaka Zulu. [2]
The Zulu King lineage stretches to as far as Luzumana, who is believed to have lived as long ago as the 16th century. ... (1787–1828), son of Senzangakhona, chief c ...
Shaka (roughly translated as "intestinal beetle") was born to the Zulu king. He was the eldest of many sons, but was considered to be a bastard child and was sent away to live with his mother's tribe, known as the Elangeni, leaving his half-brother to rule the Zulu kingdom. [5]
King Zulu kaMalandela, founder of the Zulu clan; King Shaka kaSenzangakhona, founder of the Zulu Nation; King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, Zulu king; King Senzangakhona kaJama, Zulu king and father of Shaka; Mcwayizeni Zulu, Zulu prince; Mkabayi kaJama, Zulu princess and sister of Senzangakhona; Nandi, Mhlongo princess and mother of Shaka
The Jamas and Senzangakhona agreed to pay the damages demanded by Mhlongo people so as to avoid war. On the other hand, Senzangakhona did truly love Nandi. After Nandi gave birth to her son, Shaka, she initially spent some time at Senzangakhona's kraal before her relationship with Senzangakhona deteriorated, forcing her to leave the kraal.
Princess Mkabayi kaJama (c. 1750–1843) was a Zulu princess [citation needed], the head of the Qulusi military kraal, and a regent of the Zulu Kingdom.She persuaded her father, the Zulu King Jama kaNdaba, to remarry, and acted as a regent during the reign of her half-brother, Senzangakhona.
Mpande was born in Babanango, Zululand, the son of Senzangakhona kaJama (1762–1816) and his ninth wife Songiya kaNgotsha Hlabisa. He was considered a weak man in comparison to his contemporaries. While other half-brothers were eliminated when his brother Dingane assassinated Shaka to become king in 1828, he was allowed to live. Mpande ...