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Dingane | |
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King of the Zulu Kingdom | |
![]() Dingane in ordinary and dancing dress | |
Reign | 1828–1840 |
Coronation | 1828 |
Predecessor | Shaka |
Successor | Mpande |
Born | 1795 |
Died | 1840 (aged 44–45) Hlatikhulu Forest, current KwaZulu-Natal |
Spouse | unknown |
Issue | unknown |
House | Zulu royal family |
Father | Senzangakhona kaJama |
Mother | Mpikase 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).