This article lists the
Zulu monarchs, including chieftains and kings
of the
Zulu royal family
The Zulu royal family consists of the king of the Zulus, his consorts, and all of his legitimate descendants. The legitimate descendants of all previous kings are also sometimes considered to be members.
History
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's ...
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 lived as long ago as the 16th century. Luzumana is the child of Ngoni, but details about him are unknown.
* NkosinKulu
* Mnguni kaNkosinKulu
* Luzumana kaMnguni
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Malandela kaLuzumana
Teat
Chieftains of the Zulus ( 1700–1818)
When Malandela died, he divided the kingdom into two clans, 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 ...
and the Zulu.
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Zulu I kaMalandela ( 1627 – 1709), founder of the clan
* Nkosinkulu kaZulu I
* Ntombela kaNkosinkulu
* Zulu II kaNtombela
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Gumede kaZulu
Gumede kaZulu was chief of the Zulu people in the 18th century. He was the son of Zulu kaNtombhela and was succeeded by his son, Phunga kaGumede.
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Zulu history
Zulu kings
18th-century monar ...
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Phunga kaGumede
Phunga kaGumede was a King of the Zulu people in modern-day South Africa.
He succeeded his father, Gumede kaZulu
Gumede kaZulu was chief of the Zulu people in the 18th century. He was the son of Zulu kaNtombhela and was succeeded by his son ...
( 1657 – 1727)
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Mageba kaGumede ( 1667 – 1745), son of Gumede, chief 1727 to 1745
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Ndaba kaMageba, son of Mageba, chief 1745 to 1763
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Jama kaNdaba ( 1727–1781), son of Ndaba, chief 1763 to 1781
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Mkabayi kaJama ( 1750 – 1843), daughter of Jama, regent 1781 to 1787 (until Senzangakhona came of age)
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Senzangakhona kaJama
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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( 1762–1816), son of Jama, chief 1787 to 1816
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Sigujana kaSenzangakhona, son of Senzangakhona, chief 1816
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Shaka kaSenzangakhona (1787–1828), son of Senzangakhona, chief 1816 to 1818
Kings of the Zulus ( 1818–present)
After
Dingiswayo
Dingiswayo () (c. 1780 – 1817) (born Godongwana) was a Mthethwa king, well known for his mentorship over a young Zulu general, Shaka Zulu, who rose to become the greatest of the Zulu Kings. His father was the Mthethwa king, Jobe kaKayi. ...
's death at the hands of
Zwide, king of the
Ndwandwe
The Ndwandwe are a Bantu Nguni-speaking people who populate sections of southern Africa.
The Ndwandwe, with the Mthethwa, were a significant power in present-day Zululand at the turn of the nineteenth century. Under the leadership of King Z ...
, around 1818, Shaka assumed leadership of the remnants of the
Mthethwa Paramountcy
The Mthethwa Paramountcy, sometimes referred to as the ''Mtetwa'' or Mthethwa Empire, was a Southern African state that arose in the 18th century south of Delagoa Bay and inland in eastern southern Africa. "Mthethwa" means "the one who rules".
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, thereby becoming king.
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Zulu Kingdom (Independent, 1816–1879)
;
Zululand (Dependency, 1883–present)
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from: 1816 till: 1828 color:m text:"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 ...
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from: 1828 till: 1840 color:m text:"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, ...
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from: 1840 till: 1872 color:m text:"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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from: 1883 till: 1884 color:m text:"Cetshwayo
King Cetshwayo kaMpande (; ; 1826 – 8 February 1884) was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1873 to 1879 and its Commander in Chief during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. His name has been transliterated as Cetawayo, Cetewayo, Cetywajo and Ketchw ...
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from: 1884 till: 1913 color:m text:"Dinuzulu
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868 – 18 October 1913, commonly misspelled Dinizulu) was the king of the Zulu nation from 20 May 1884 until his death in 1913.
He succeeded his father Cetshwayo, who was the last king of the Zulus to be officially reco ...
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from: 1913 till: 1933 color:m text:"Solomon kaDinuzulu
Nkayishana Maphumzana 'Phumuzuzulu' Solomon kaDinuzulu (1891 – 4 March 1933) was the king of the Zulu nation from 1913 until his death on 4 March 1933 at Kambi at the age of 41 or 42. He was born on the island of St. Helena during the exile ...
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from: 1948 till: 1968 color:m text:"Cyprian Bhekuzulu
Cyprian Bhekuzulu Nyangayezizwe kaSolomon (4 August 1924 – 17 September 1968) was the king of the Zulu nation from 1948 until his death at Nongoma in 1968. He succeeded his father, king Solomon kaDinuzulu, after a lengthy succession dispute wh ...
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from: 1968 till: 2021 color:m text:"Goodwill Zwelithini
King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu (27 July 1948 – 12 March 2021) was the reigning King of the Zulu nation from 1968 to his death in 2021.
He became King on the death on of his father, King Cyprian Bhekuzulu, in 1968 aged 20 years. P ...
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from: 2021 till: end color:m text:"Misuzulu Zulu
King Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini (born 23 September 1974) is the reigning King of the Zulu nation. While Misuzulu is the third oldest surviving son of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, he is the first son of King Goodwill Zwelithini's ...
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See also
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Zulu Kingdom
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Zulu Kings
Zulu
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Zulu kings
Zulu may refer to:
Zulu people
* Zulu Kingdom or Zulu Empire, a former monarchy in what is now South Africa
* Zulu language, a Bantu language spoken in southern Africa
* Zulu people, an ethnic group of southern Africa
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