Zulu kaMalandela (1627–1709), son of Malandela, was the founder and chief of the Zulu clan. The Zulu and the

Qwabe The Qwabe Kingdom ( zu, amaQwabe) is the senior branch of the House of Malandela, the royal pre-Zulu family, descendant from Qwabe (1575) the son of Malandela or Mayandeya. Origins The amaQwabe are the senior and larger clan of the Makhanya and ...

were originally independent

Bantu Bantu may refer to: *Bantu languages, constitute the largest sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages *Bantu peoples, over 400 peoples of Africa speaking a Bantu language * Bantu knots, a type of African hairstyle *Black Association for National ...

clans. When the King of these clans, Malandela died, he divided the kingdom into two clans, the Qwabes and the Zulus. In the

Nguni language The Nguni languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in southern Africa by the Nguni peoples. Nguni languages include Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele (sometimes referred to as "Northern Ndebele"), and Swazi. The appellation "Nguni" ...

, ''Zulu'' means Heaven.

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* Zulu kings 1627 births 1709 deaths {{SouthAfrica-bio-stub fr:Chefs des Zoulous avant 1816