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Soshangane
Soshangane was a Ndwandwe commander who fled north after Shaka's victory over Zwide around 1819 and founded the Gaza Empire in southern Mozambique. Conquering Tsonga and Ndau communities and raiding Portuguese settlements, he built a kingdom stretching from the Limpopo towards the Zambezi. His followers became known as Shangaan after him.
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