Dingane

Dingane
King of the Zulu Kingdom
Dingane in ordinary and dancing dress
Reign1828–1840
Coronation1828
PredecessorShaka
SuccessorMpande
Born1795 (1795)
Died1840 (aged 44–45)
Hlatikhulu Forest, current KwaZulu-Natal
Spouseunknown
Issueunknown
HouseZulu royal family
FatherSenzangakhona kaJama
MotherMpikase kaMlilela Ngobese[1]

Dingane ka Senzangakhona Zulu (c. 1795–29 January 1840), commonly referred to as Dingane or Dingaan, was a Zulu prince who became king of the Zulu Kingdom in 1828, after assassinating his half-brother Shaka Zulu.[2] 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 (Singonyama).

  1. ^ Okoye, Felix (1969). "Dingane: A reappraisal". The Journal of African History. 10 (2): 221–235. doi:10.1017/S002185370000949X. S2CID 161299851.
  2. ^ Okoye, Felix N. C., "Dingane: a reappraisal", Cambridge University Press, April 1969. Retrieved 17 March 2011.