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Shaka, King of the Zulu, 1787?-1828


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  • Variants

    • Chaka, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
    • Shaka, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
    • Shaka kaSenzangakhona, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
    • Shaka Zulu, the Great, 1787?-1828
    • Shaka Zulu, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
    • Tshaka, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
    • U-Shaka, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
    • Great Elephant, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1787?
    • Death Date

        1828-09-22
    • Associated Language

        Zulu
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  • Earlier Established Forms

    • Chaka, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
    • Shaka, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
  • Sources

    • found: Mofolo. Chaka, 1931.
    • found: Leadership lessons from emperor Shaka Zulu the Great, 2000
    • found: Biog. & geneal. master index, May 19, 2005(Chaka, Zulu Chief (1787?-1828), Shaka, Chief (1787-1828), Shaka, Zulu Chief)
    • found: Biog. resource center, May 19, 2005(Shaka; b. 1787, South Africa; d. Sept. 22, 1828, Stanger, South Africa; became Zulu chief after gaining control of the kingdom from his half brother who became chief after their father's death in 1816; Chaka (African political leader, 1773-1828))
    • found: Britannica online, May 19, 2005(Shaka; also spelled Chaka, or Tshaka; b. ca. 1787; d. Sept. 22, 1828; Zulu chief (1816-28), founder of southern Africa's Zulu Empire)
    • found: Afro-American almanac Web site, May 19, 2005(Shaka; warrior-king of the Zulu; b. 1787)
    • found: Shaka Zulu Web site, May 14, 2005(Shaka Zulu (ca. 1787-1828), Zulu king; Shaka, king of the Zulus)
    • found: Shaka Zulu and the Zulu Kingdom--brief history of South Africa Web site, May 19, 2005(Zulu warrior Shaka; assassinated by his half-brother Dingane in 1828)
    • found: King Shaka Zulu Web site, May 19, 2005(King Shaka Zulu; King Shaka kaSenzangakhona; b. 1787; father was Senzangakhona kaJama, chief of the Zulu people; d. Sept. 24, 1828)
    • found: Wikipedia Web site, May 19, 2005(Shaka (sometimes spelled Chaka), ca. 1787-22nd September 1828; Shaka kaSenzangakhona, ca. 1787-1828)
    • found: MSN encarta, May 19, 2005(Shaka (1787?-1828), warrior, military leader, and king of the Zulu people of southern Africa)
    • found: Chaka "Zulu king and warrior" (1786-1928) Web site, May 19, 2005(Chaka, "Great Zulu warrior," "The Black Napoleon," "Absolute ruler and tyrant")
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  • Change Notes

    • 1980-09-23: new
    • 2015-07-23: revised
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