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Shaka and Zulu
When Dingiswayo of Mthethwa died, Shaka of the Zulu people took over.
In 1834, the Ndebele people arrived while fleeing from the Zulu leader Shaka, making the area their new empire, Matabeleland.
They were systematized radically by the Zulu king Shaka, who was then only the exiled illegitimate son of king Senzangakona, but already showing much prowess as a general in the army of Mthethwa king Dingiswayo in the Mthethwa-Ndwandwe war in the early 1810s.
The Zulu impi is popularly identified with the ascent of Shaka ( also rendered T ' chaka ), ruler of the relatively small Zulu tribe before its explosion across the landscape of southern Africa, but its earliest shape as a purposeful instrument of statecraft lies in the innovations of the Mwetha chieftain Dingiswayo, according to some historians ( Morris 1965 ).
The genesis of the Zulu impi thus lies in tribal structures existing long before the coming of Europeans or the Shaka era.
It was from these small clans, including among them the eLangeni and the Zulu, that Shaka sprung.
Zulu tradition indicates that Shaka hardened the feet of his troops by having them stamp thorny tree and bush branches flat.
Shaka also made a decoy gambit-sending the Zulu cattle off with a small escort, luring Zwide into splitting his force.
While the term " impi " has become synonymous with the Zulu nation in international popular culture, it appears in various video games such as Civilization III, Civilization IV: Warlords and Civilization: Revolution, where the Impi is the unique unit for the Zulu faction with Shaka as their leader and also as an appearance as unique unit of the Bantu nation in Rise of Nation ( Zulus are among many tribes who make up the Bantu people ).
Under Mashoeshoe I, Basutoland joined other tribes in their struggle against the Lifaqane associated with the reign of Shaka Zulu from 1818 to 1828.
The Angoni were part of a great migration, known as the mfecane, of people fleeing from the head of the Zulu Empire, Shaka Zulu.
In 1817, the region was invaded by Mzilikazi, originally a lieutenant of Zulu King Shaka who was pushed from his own territories to the west by the Zulu armies.
Shaka kaSenzangakhona ( c. 1787 – c. 22 September 1828 ), also known as Shaka Zulu (), was the most influential leader of the Zulu Kingdom.
In his early days, Shaka served as a warrior under the sway of local chieftain Dingiswayo and the Mthethwa, to whom the Zulu were then paying tribute.
Shaka granted permission to Europeans to enter Zulu territory on rare occasions.
To show his gratitude, Shaka permitted European settlers to enter and operate in the Zulu kingdom.
Shaka observed several demonstrations of European technology and knowledge, but held that the Zulu way was superior to that of the foreigners.
The initial Zulu manoeuvres were primarily defensive in nature, as Shaka preferred to intervene or apply pressure diplomatically, aided by occasional judicious assassinations.

Shaka and is
Shaka is credited with introducing a new variant of the traditional weapon, discarding the long, spindly throwing spear and instituting a heavy-bladed, short-shafted stabbing spear.
There is no evidence to suggest that Shaka betrayed Dingiswayo.
Shaka is often said to have been dissatisfied with the long throwing " assegai ," and credited with introducing a new variant of the weapon: the " iklwa ," a short stabbing spear with a long, sword-like spearhead.
Shaka is also supposed to have introduced a larger, heavier shield made of cowhide and to have taught each warrior how to use the shield's left side to hook the enemy's shield to the right, exposing his ribs for a fatal spear stab.
: Fanciful commentators called him Shaka, the Black Napoleon, and allowing for different societies and customs, the comparison is apt.
Shaka is without doubt the greatest commander to come out of Africa.
After sifting through these sources and noting their strengths and weaknesses, Morris generally credits Shaka with a large number of military and social innovations, and this is the general consensus in the field.
This " imagining of Shaka " it is held, should be balanced by a sober view of the historical record, and allow greater scope for the contributions of indigenous African discourse.
The development of the view that Shaka was the monster responsible for the devastation is based on the need of apartheid era historians to justify the apartheid regime's racist policies.
There is an anecdote that Shaka joked with one of his friends, Magaye, that he could not kill Magaye because he would be laughed at.
One example of this is Tori Busshi's Shaka triad which reflects the style of early to mid-sixth century Chinese style.
Its wooden statue of the Shaka Nyorai is a designated prefectural treasure.
It is widely propagated that at the age of 21 on 13th day of the second half of Kartik in Shaka 1218, Dnyaneshwar entered into a permanent state of Sanjeevan Samadhi at Alandi in Maharashtra, India.
In Maharashtra, the festival is celebrated on the tenth day of the month of Ashvin ( which falls in October ) according to the Shaka Hindu Calendar.
Moshoeshoe and his followers, mostly the Bakoena BaMokoteli, some Bafokeng from his maternal side and other relations as well as some clans including the Amazizi, established his village at Butha-Buthe, where his settlement and reign coincided with the growth in power of the well-known Zulu King, Shaka and what is now know as the ' time of troubles ' ( previously know as ' Mfecane ').
It is named for Butha-Buthe Mountain to the north of the town, which King Moshoeshoe I used as his a fortification and headquarters from 1821 to 1823, during his war with the Zulu king Shaka.
The new album is titled Shaka Rock and was released in Australia on 21 August 2009: it has been certified gold in Australia in 2009.
: This is a page about the reggae artist Jah Shaka.
Shaka, the image of Buddha at Seigen-ji, is the 1, 000th carving, which Mokujiki-san completed in 1806.
# Warrior ( 2008 ): 1828-Hervey is tasked with escorting an embassy to Shaka, King of the Zulus, whose motives are under suspicion.
" Zikali plots and finally achieves the overthrow of the Zulu royal House of Senzangakona, founded by Shaka and ending under Cetewayo ( Cetshwayo kaMpande ) ( Haggard's questionable spelling of Zulu names is used in the first instance ).
Neil Shaka Hislop, CM ( born 22 February 1969 ) is a former professional football goalkeeper.

Shaka and Deadliest
* Shaka Zulu was pitted against William Wallace in Spike's TV show, Deadliest Warrior.

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