List of Zulu kings

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 Mnguni, but details about him are unknown.

• NkosinKulu
• Mnguni kaNkosinKulu
• Luzumana kaMnguni
• Malandela kaLuzumana

Chieftains of the Zulus ({{circa}} 1600–1818)

When Malandela died, he divided the kingdom into two clans, the Qwabe and the Zulu.

• Zulu I kaMalandela ( 1627 – 1709), founder of the clan
• Nkosinkulu kaZulu I
• Ntombela kaNkosinkulu
• Zulu II kaNtombela
• Gumede kaZulu
• Phunga kaGumede ( 1657 – 1727)
• Mageba kaGumede ( 1667 – 1745), son of Gumede, chief 1727 to 1745
• Ndaba kaMageba, son of Mageba, chief 1745 to 1763
• Jama kaNdaba ( 1727–1781), son of Ndaba, chief 1763 to 1781
  • Mkabayi kaJama ( 1750 – 1843), daughter of Jama, regent 1781 to 1787 (until Senzangakhona came of age)
• Senzangakhona kaJama ( 1762–1816), son of Jama, chief 1787 to 1816
• Sigujana kaSenzangakhona, son of Senzangakhona, chief 1816
• Shaka kaSenzangakhona (1787–1828), son of Senzangakhona, chief 1816 to 1828

Kings of the Zulus ({{circa}} 1818–present)

After Dingiswayo's death at the hands of Zwide, king of the Ndwandwe, around 1818, Shaka assumed leadership of the remnants of the Mthethwa Paramountcy, thereby becoming king.

;Zulu Kingdom (Independent, 1816–1879) (aged 41) (aged 44–45) (aged 73–74) (1st reign) (aged 49–50)

;Zululand (Dependency, 1883–present) (2nd reign) (aged 49–50) (aged 44–45) (aged 41–42)

Timeline

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References

References

1. "Royal Zulu Monarch".
2. (December 2012). "King Dingane Kasenzangakhona's KwaDukuza". Military History Journal (The South African Military History Society).
3. Wilkinson, Stephan. (2017-03-14). "Shaka Zulu: Africa's Napoleon?".