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Shaka Zulu
Title: Shaka Zulu
Category: Society & Culture / People
Details: Words: 693 | Pages: 2.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
Shaka Zulu
Shaka was born the son of Senzakhona, the Zulu chief, and the Langeni princess Nandi. Senzakhona had unintentionally impregnated Nandi, but was obligated to take her as his third wife her in spite of the fact that she was from the lowly regarded Langeni clan. Due to this, she and her son were treated as outcasts and were unhappy. When an incident caused Senzakhona to banish Nandi and her children, they had to return to …showed first 75 words of 693 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 693 total…the Mthethwa. He also introduced the idea of “unlimited warfare”, whereby the enemy was not only defeated in battle, but ruling family were eliminated, the women and children were massacred, sending refugees to burden other kingdoms.
In contrast to Dingiswayo’s idea of confederacy, Shaka set out create a single chiefdom from the independent kingdoms he conquered.
At its height, the Zulu drove out those who would not join his unified chiefdom, causing the mfecane.
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