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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] He set up his royal capital, uMgungundlovu, and one of numerous military encampments, or kraals, in the eMakhosini Valley ...
Dingane was a Zulu king (1828–40) who assumed power after taking part in the murder of his half brother Shaka in 1828. Very little is known of Zulu politics prior to 1828, but by 1827 the kingdom was rife with factional rivalries that centred on some of Shaka’s brothers and white mercenary traders.
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Learn about the life and reign of Dingane, the Zulu king who assassinated Shaka and moved the capital to Mgungundlovu. Find out how he traded with the Portuguese and the Voortrekkers, and why he fought the British in the Battle of Blood River.
Dingane was a Zulu king who seized power by killing his half brother Shaka in 1828. He faced internal and external challenges, including a massacre of white settlers in 1838 and a rebellion by his half brother Mpande in 1840.
Aug 20, 2017 · Learn about Dingane Zulu, who became king after killing his brother Shaka in 1828. Find out how he lost power and his life after the Voortrekker massacre and the Battle of Blood River.
Google Scholar Gardiner, Allen F., Narrative of a Journey to the Zoolu Country in South Africa (London: William Crofts, 1836)–this book is a must for those who wish to have an insight into Dingane's utilitarian attitude towards Europeans. Gardiner characterized the Zulu monarch as mischievous–see page 65 of Diary of the Rev. Francis Owen.
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Battle of Blood River (also called Battle of Ncome River), a battle that occurred in South Africa, fought between the Zulu and the Voortrekker Boers on December 16, 1838. Its proximate cause was a clash over land rights in Natal and the massacre of Voortrekkers by the Zulu king Dingane.
