Mhlangana (died 1828) (also known as Umhlangana ka Senzangakhona) was a
Zulu prince - the son of
Senzangakhona
King Senzangakhona kaJama (c. 1762 – 1816) was the king of the Zulu Kingdom, and primarily notable as the father of three Zulu kings who ruled during the period when the Zulus achieved prominence, led by his oldest son King Shaka.
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, a brother of
Shaka
Shaka kaSenzangakhona ( – 22 September 1828), also known as Shaka Zulu () and Sigidi kaSenzangakhona, was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828. One of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu, he ordered wide-reaching reforms that ...
, and half-brother of
Dingane
Dingane ka Senzangakhona Zulu (–29 January 1840), commonly referred to as Dingane or Dingaan, was a Zulu chief who became king of the Zulu Kingdom in 1828, after assassinating his brother Shaka. He set up his royal capital, uMgungundlovu, a ...
and
Mpande
Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798–18 October 1872) was monarch of the Zulu Kingdom from 1840 to 1872. He was a half-brother of Sigujana, Shaka and Dingane, who preceded him as Zulu kings. He came to power after he had overthrown Dingane in 1840.
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. He assisted Dingane and Shaka's
induna (advisor) Mbopha in Shaka's assassination at
Dukuza in 1828, and was himself assassinated by Dingane shortly afterwards.
See also
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List of Zulu kings
This article lists the Zulu monarchs, including chieftains and kings of the Zulu royal family from their earliest known history up to the present time.
Pre-Zulu
The Zulu King lineage stretches to as far as Luzumana, who is believed to have li ...
1828 deaths
Zulu royalty
19th-century African people
Regicides
Year of birth unknown
1828 murders in Africa
19th-century murders in South Africa
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