kingdom
Zulu
Present-day KwaZulu-Natal and surrounding regional context.
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In this family
Events
c. 1670Oral traditions place the founding of the Zulu royal linec. 1815Mfecane or Difaqane begins1816Shaka becomes ruler of the Zuluc. 1823–1837Mzilikazi's migration and formation of the Ndebele polity1835–1840The Great Trek20 October 1836Battle of Vegkop4–6 February 1838Retief–Dingane deed and the killing of Retief's party16 December 1838Battle of Blood River1840Mpande becomes Zulu kingc. 1840Mfecane or Difaqane subsidesc. 1840–1865Swazi kingdom expands and consolidates under Mswati IIJanuary–July 1879Anglo-Zulu War1883–1888Dinuzulu and the Zulu civil conflict1887Zululand annexed by Britain30 October 1888Rudd Concession signed with Lobengula1890Pioneer Column occupies Mashonaland and founds Salisbury1893–1894First Matabele War1906Bambatha Rebellion1975Inkatha movement established1990–1994ANC–IFP political violence1991–1992CODESA negotiations begin