Dingane kaSenzangakhona

Noble person

1795 – 1840

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Who was Dingane kaSenzangakhona?

Dingane kaSenzangakhona Zulu —commonly referred to as Dingane or Dingaan—was a Zulu chief who became king of the Zulu Kingdom in 1828. He set up his royal capital UmGungundlovu, and one of numerous military encampments or kraals, in the Emakhosini valley just south of the White Umfolozi River on the slope of Lion Hill.

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Born
1795
KwaZulu-Natal
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Siblings
Ethnicity
  • Zulu people
Nationality
  • South Africa
Died
1840
Lebombo Mountains

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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