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A southern Bantu people, and originally a clan of the Nguni, the Zulu formed a separate nation at the beginning of the 19th century.
Ruler Name | Start Year | End Year | Notes | Dynasty | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mandalela | ? | c. 1700 | Zululand | ||
Zulu | c. 1700 | c. 1710 | Zululand | ||
Phunga | c. 1710 | c. 1727 | Zululand | ||
Mageba | c. 1727 | c. 1745 | Zululand | ||
Ndaba | c. 1745 | c. 1763 | Zululand | ||
Jama | c. 1763 | c. 1781 | Zululand | ||
Senzangakhona | c. 1781 | 1816 | Zululand | ||
Shaka | 1816 | 1828 | Zululand | ||
Dingane | 1828 | 1840 | Zululand | ||
Mpande | 1840 | 1872 | Zululand | ||
Cetshwayo | 1872 | 1879 | Zululand | ||
Dinuzulu | 1884 | 1889 | Zululand | ||
To Great Britain | 1887 | 1910 | Zululand | ||
Solomon Dinuzulu | 1889 | 1933 | Zululand | ||
To South Africa | 1910 | Present | Zululand | ||
Cyprian Bhekuzulu | 1933 | 1968 | Zululand | ||
Goodwill Zwelithini | 1968 | 2021 | Zululand | ||
Misuzulu Sinqobile | 2021 | Present | Zululand |
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