Zulu

The Zulu were originally a major clan in what is today Northern KwaZulu-Natal, founded in 1709 by Zulu kaNtombhela. In the Nguni languages, iZulu or iliZulu or liTulu means heaven, or sky. At that time, the area was occupied by many large Nguni communities and clans. Nguni communities had migrated down Africa's east coast over thousands of years, as part of the Bantu migrations probably arriving in what is now South Africa in about the 9th century A.D. The last king of the Zulu Empire was Cetshwayo who fought against the invading forces of the British Empire. The Zulus were able to hold of the 1st invasion by the British Empire. Nevertheless, a 2nd invasion force was able to take the Ulundi, the capital of Zulu Kingdom. This mark the end of the Zulu Empire.





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