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List of Zulu kings

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This is a list of the monarchs of the Zulu nation, including chieftains and kings[1] of the Zulu royal family from their earliest known history up to the present time.

King of the Zulus
Ingonyama yamaZulu
Isilo samaBandla
Provincial
Incumbent
Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini
since 7 May 2021
Details
StyleHis Majesty
Heir apparentJubezizwe ka Misuzulu
First monarchZulu I kaMalandela
ResidenceNongoma, KwaZulu-Natal
Websitezulumonarch.org

Abe-Nguni-Kingdom

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The Zulu-Kingdom lineage stretches as far back to King Mnguni-1st, who is believed to have been the founder of the Abe-Nguni-Kingdom . Nothing is known about him as of yet .

  • King Mnguni-1st (Ka-??????????)

[Fathered:Prince Yeyeye-1st]

  • King Yeyeye-1st (Ka-Mnguni-1st)

[Fathered:Prince Godongwane-1st]

  • King Godongwane-1st (Ka-Yeyeye-1st)

[Fathered:Prince Yeyeye-2nd]

  • King Yeyeye-2nd (Ka-Godongwane-1st)

[Fathered:Prince Godongwane-2nd]

  • King Godongwane-2nd (Ka-Yeyeye-2nd)

[Fathered:Prince Ntunsingana]

  • King Ntunsingana (Ka-Godongwane-2nd)

[Fathered:Prince Mntalaba & Prince Mumbo & Prince Mbhinja]

  • King Mntalaba [•Mnguni-2nd•] (Ka-Ntunsingana)

[Fathered:Prince Nkanyezi & Prince Ngonyazi & Prince Hlahlezi]

  • King Nkanyezi (Ka-Mntalaba)

[Fathered:Prince Moyazana & Prince Phohloza]

  • King Moyazana (Ka-Nkanyezi)

[Fathered:Prince Mntungwa-1st & Prince Nhlamvuzana]

  • King Mntungwa-1st (Ka-Moyazana)

[Fathered:Prince Lufelolwenja]

  • King Lufelolwenja (Ka-Mntungwa-1st)

[Fathered:Prince Lubololwenja & Prince Ntambola]

  • King Lubololwenja (Ka-Lufelolwenja)

[Fathered:Prince Mhlanga-1st & Prince Sibhamuza]

  • King Mhlanga-1st (Ka-Lubololwenja)

[Fathered:Prince Gigimani]

  • King Gigimani [•Mhlanga-2nd•] (Ka-Mhlanga-1st)

[Fathered:Prince Mbambeni]

  • King Mbambeni [•Mhlanga-3rd•] (Ka-Gigimani)

[Fathered:Prince Balekane]

  • King Balekane [•Waduwe-1st•] (Ka-Mbambeni)

[Fathered:Prince Khuphkile]

  • King Khuphkile [•Waduwe-2nd•] (Ka-Balekane)

[Fathered:Prince Madukuduku & Prince Phakathi]

  • King Madukuduku [•Waduwe-3rd•] (Ka-Khuphkile)

[Fathered:Prince Mthonga-1st]

  • King Mthonga-1st (Ka-Madukuduku)

[Fathered:Prince Mtingeli]

  • King Mtingeli (Ka-Mthonga-1st)

[Fathered:Prince Holohlazi]

  • King Holohlazi [•Mthonga-2nd•] (Ka-Mtingeli)

[Fathered:Prince Sibhakabhaka]

  • King Sibhakabhaka (Ka-Holohlazi)

[Fathered:Prince Mbundane]

  • King Mbundane [•Mthonga-3rd•] (Ka-Sibhakabhaka)

[Fathered:Prince Khungu]

  • King Khungu [•Mnguni-3rd•] (Ka-Mbundane)

[Fathered:Prince Mithiyonke]

  • King Mithiyonke (Ka-Khungu)

[Fathered:Prince Mabhudu]

  • King Mabhudu [•Mnguni-4th•] (Ka-Mithiyonke)

[Fathered:Prince Muzumane & Prince Xolangana & Prince Ndebele & Prince Mswati-1st]

  • King Muzumane (Ka-Mabhudu)

[Fathered:Prince Muntugana]

  • King Muntugana [•Mthonga-4th•] (Ka-Muzumane)

[Fathered:Prince Mehlomazi]

  • King Mehlomazi (Ka-Muntugana)

[Fathered:Prince Mntungwa-2nd]

  • King Mntungwa-2nd (Ka-Mehlomazi)

[Fathered:Prince Qabazeka]

  • King Qabazeka (Ka-Mntungwa-2nd)

[Fathered:Prince Hlakazamanzi]

  • King Hlakazamanzi (Ka-Qabazeka)

[Fathered:Prince Dubulamanzi]

  • King Dubulamanzi (Ka-Hlakazamanzi)

[Fathered:Prince Thunzini]

  • King Thunzini (Ka-Dubulamanzi)

[Fathered:Prince Mdlani]

  • King Mdlani [•Mnguni-5th•] (Ka-Thunzini)

[Fathered:Prince Luzumane]

  • King Luzumane (Ka-Mdlani)

[Fathered:Prince Malandela & Prince Kazankulu]

  • King Malandela (Ka-Luzumane)

[Fathered:Prince Qwabe & Prince Zulu-1st & Prince Zethembe & Prince Zingelwayo & Prince Maphumulo & Prince Mchunu].

Ama-Zulu-Kingdom

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When King Malandela Ka-Luzumane died, he divided his kingdom into two distinctive clans, the Ama-Qwabe-People and the Ama-Zulu -People.

  • King Zulu-1st (ka-Malandela)

(Founder of the Ama-Zulu-Clan)

[Fathered:Prince Ntombela] [2]

  • King Ntombela (Ka-Zulu-1st)

[Fathered:Prince Zulu-2nd]

  • King Zulu-2nd (Ka-Ntombela)

[Fathered:Prince Mjokwane & Prince Dlungwane]

  • King Mjokwane (Ka-Zulu-2nd)

[Fathered:Prince Phunga & Prince Mageba]

  • King Phunga (Ka-Mjokwane)

(Born:1664-Died:1727)

[Reigned-From:1709 Till 1727]

[Fathered:many daughters but no son's] [2]

  • King Mageba (Ka-Mjokwane)

(Born:1667-Died:1745)

[Reigned-From:1727 Till 1745]

[Fathered:Prince Ndaba]

(Born:1697-Died:1763)

[Reigned-From:1745 Till 1763]

[Fathered:Prince Jama]

(Born:1727–Died:1781)

[Reigned-From:1763 Till 1781]

[Fathered:Prince Senzangakhona & Princess Mkabayi]

(Born:1751–Died:1843)

[Held-Power-From:1781 Till 1787]

[Mothered:She never had children of her own]

(Born:1757–Died:1816)

[Reigned-From:1787 Till 1816]

[Fathered:Prince Shaka & Prince Dingane & Prince Mpande & Prince Sigujana & Prince Mhlangana]

(Born:1795-Died:1816)

[Reigned-From:1816 Till 1816]

[Fathered:he was killed before he could bare children of his own]

(Born:1785–Died:1828)

[Reigned-From:1816 Till 1828]

[Fathered:??????????????]

Kings of the Zulus (c. 1818–present)

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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.[3]

Zulu Kingdom (Independent, 1816–1879)
NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Shaka kaSenzangakhonac. July 1787 – 22 September 1828
(aged 41)		181622 September 1828Half-brother of Sigujana kaSenzangakhonaZulu 
Dingane kaSenzangakhonac. 1795 – 29 January 1840
(aged 44–45)		November 182829 January 1840Half-brother of Shaka kaSenzangakhonaZulu 
Mpande kaSenzangakhona1798 – 18 October 1872
(aged 73–74)		10 February 184018 October 1872Half-brother of Dingane kaSenzangakhonaZulu 
Cetshwayo kaMpande
(1st reign)		1834[1] – 8 February 1884
(aged 49–50)		18 October 187228 August 1879Son of Mpande kaSenzangakhonaZulu 
Zululand (Dependency, 1883–present)
NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Cetshwayo kaMpande
(2nd reign)		1834[1] – 8 February 1884
(aged 49–50)		29 January 18838 February 1884Son of Mpande kaSenzangakhonaZulu 
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo1868 – 18 October 1913
(aged 44–45)		21 May 188418 October 1913Son of Cetshwayo kaMpandeZulu 
Solomon kaDinuzulu1891 – 4 March 1933
(aged 41–42)		1 November 19134 March 1933Son of Dinuzulu kaCetshwayoZulu 
Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon(1924-08-04)4 August 1924 – 17 September 1968(1968-09-17) (aged 44)27 August 194817 September 1968Son of Solomon kaDinuzuluZulu 
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu(1948-07-14)14 July 1948 – 12 March 2021(2021-03-12) (aged 72)17 September 196812 March 2021Son of Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomonZulu 
Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini (1974-09-23) 23 September 1974 (age 50)7 May 2021IncumbentSon of Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzuluZulu 

Timeline

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Misuzulu ZuluGoodwill ZwelithiniCyprian BhekuzuluSolomon kaDinuzuluDinuzuluCetshwayoMpandeDinganeShaka

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Royal Zulu Monarch". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b Gillings, Ken (December 2012). "King Dingane Kasenzangakhona's KwaDukuza". Military History Journal (The South African Military History Society). 15 (6). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ Wilkinson, Stephan (14 March 2017). "Shaka Zulu: Africa's Napoleon?". HistoryNet. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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