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THE GREAT ZULU EMPIRE

The history of the Zulu empire is a short but very explosive one. This great nation was moulded out of a loose grouping of Nguni tribes who lived in the north-eastern corner of South Africa, during the early 19th century. Their great warrior king was Shaka Zulu, and his armies were to conquer large swathes of territory across Southern Africa, his generals to found whole nations. The Shangaan of Mpumalanga province in South Africa, and the Ndebele of eastern Zimbabwe - great warriors themselves - were both off-shoots of the Zulu people; as far north as the Cunene River on the border between Namibia and Angola, there is a town that bears a Zulu name: Katima Mulilo.

Under two other great kings, Dingaan and Cetswayo, the Zulus were to wage numerous wars against both Boer and Brit, and were to take part in some of the most important battles ever to be fought on African soil. At Isandlwana they were to subject the British to the most crushing defeat that this sophisticated army was ever to suffer in any of its colonies. The Zulus today remain a significant political force, a proud and strongly traditional people with a beautiful language and powerful music.

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