Ruler · Age of revolutions and empire · South Africa
Shaka
c. 1787–1828
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom, ruling from 1816 to 1828, born about 1787, who revolutionized warfare in southern Africa. He replaced the throwing spear with the short stabbing assegai and drilled his regiments in the buffalo horns formation. His conquests set off the Mfecane, the scattering of peoples across the region.
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- Born
- About 1787.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Shaka
- Died
- 1828, assassinated.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Shaka
- Reign
- 1816 to 1828.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Shaka
- Realm
- The Zulu Kingdom of southeastern Africa.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Shaka
- Known for
- Military reform and the founding of the Zulu state.
- Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Shaka
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