State

Zulu Kingdom

Also known as Zulu

The Zulu Kingdom was a powerful state in south-eastern Africa built by Shaka from the 1810s onward through military reform and conquest. Its rise was associated with the Mfecane, a period of warfare and migration that spread across southern Africa. Accounts of the Rozvi Empire record that Nguni-speaking groups displaced by these upheavals invaded the Zimbabwean plateau and destroyed the Rozvi state.

Zulu Kingdom
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Mentioned in 2 profiles

Rozvi EmpireDeclineSwazi KingdomFoundation, Military, Impact, Summary

Mentioned in 11 state histories

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Zulu Kingdom. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zulu-kingdom
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“Zulu Kingdom.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zulu-kingdom. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Zulu Kingdom.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zulu-kingdom.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Zulu Kingdom’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zulu-kingdom (Accessed: ).

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