List of Zulus
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This is a list of noble members of the Zulu ethnic group.
- Mangosuthu ButheleziMangosuthu ButheleziInkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi is a South African Zulu politician who founded the Inkatha Freedom Party in 1975 and continues to lead the party today.His praise name is Shenge.-Early life:...
, is a South African Zulu leader, and leader of the Inkatha Freedom PartyInkatha Freedom PartyThe Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it has been led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa.-History:...
(IFP) - MnguniMnguniIn Nguni legend, Mnguni was the founder of the Nguni nation in southern Africa. Zulus are a sub nation in the Nguni nation. Mnguni's name derives from the word Nguni, the name for the majority ethnicity in South Africa. It includes the Zulus, Swazis, Ndebeles, and Xhosas, among others...
- Ntombhela kaMalandelaNtombhela kaMalandelaNtombela kaMalandela, the son of Malandela kaLuzumana, was the proto-chieftain of the Zulu nation in the late 17th century. He was succeeded by his son Zulu kaNtombela....
, son of Malandela. - Mageba kaPhunga (d. 1745), son of Phunga, chief of the Zulu clan from 1727 to 1745.
- Jama kaNdabaJama kaNdabaJama kaNdaba , the son of Ndaba kaMageba, was chief of the Zulu clan from 1763 to 1781.- Biography :He married, amongst others, Mthaniya Sibiya, who bore him Senzangakona, who succeeded him. Senzangakona was the father of three Zulu kings, including the greatest, Shaka...
(d. 1781), son of Ndaba, chief of the Zulu clan from 1763 to 1781. - Senzangakhona kaJamaSenzangakonaSenzangakhona kaJama was a chief of the Zulu clan, succeeding his father Jama kaNdaba, and primarily notable as the father of Shaka Zulu.- Biography :...
(ca. 1762-1816), son of Jama, chief of the Zulu clan from 1781 to 1816. - Shaka kaSenzangakhonaShakaShaka kaSenzangakhona , also known as Shaka Zulu , was the most influential leader of the Zulu Kingdom....
(ca. 1787-1828), son of Senzangakona, king from 1816 to 1828. - Dingane kaSenzangakhonaDinganeDingane kaSenzangakhona Zulu —commonly referred to as Dingane or Dingaan—was a Zulu chief who became king of the Zulu Kingdom in 1828...
(ca. 1795-1840), son of Senzangakona and half-brother of Shaka, king from 1828 to 1840. - Mpande kaSenzangakhonaMpandeMpande , uMsimude owavela ngesiluba phakathi kwamaNgisi namaQadasi, as he was praised, was king of the Zulu nation from 1840 to 1872, making him the longest reigning Zulu king. He was a half-brother of Shaka and Dingane, who both preceded him as kings of the Zulu...
(1798–1872), son of Senzangakona and half-brother of Shaka and Dingane, king from 1840 to 1872. - Cetshwayo kaMpandeCetshwayoCetshwayo kaMpande was the King of the Zulu Kingdom from 1872 to 1879 and their leader during the Anglo-Zulu War . His name has been transliterated as Cetawayo, Cetewayo, Cetywajo and Ketchwayo.- Early life :...
(1826 - February 1884), son of Mpande, king from 1872 to 1884. - Dinuzulu kaCetshwayoDinuzuluDinuzulu kaCetshwayo was the king of the Zulu nation from 20 May 1884 until his death in 1913.He succeeded his father Cetshwayo, who was the last king of the Zulus to be officially recognized as such by the British...
(1868–1913), son of Cetshwayo kaMpande, king from 1884 to 1913. - Solomon kaDinuzuluSolomon kaDinuzuluSolomon kaDinuzulu was the king of the Zulu nation from 1913 until his death on 4 March 1933 at Kambi. He was born on the island of St. Helena during the exile there of his father, king Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo....
(1891–1933), son of Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo, king from 1913 to 1933. - Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomonCyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomonCyprian Bhekuzulu Nyangayezizwe kaSolomon was the king of the Zulu nation from 1948 until his death at Nongoma in 1968. He succeeded his father, king Solomon kaDinuzulu, after a lengthy succession dispute which was only resolved in 1944...
(4 August 1924-17 September 1968), son of Solomon kaDinuzulu, king from 1948 to 1968. - Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu (b. 14 July 1948), son of Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon, king since 1968.