List of Zulu kings
 | This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (May 2023) |
| King of the Zulus | |
|---|---|
| Ingonyama yamaZulu Isilo samaBandla | |
Provincial | |
| Incumbent | |
 | |
| Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini since 7 May 2021 | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Majesty |
| Heir apparent | Jubezizwe ka Misuzulu |
| First monarch | Zulu I kaMalandela |
| Residence | Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Website | zulumonarch |
This is a list of the monarchs of the Zulu nation, including chieftains and kings[1] of the Zulu royal family from their earliest known history up to the present time.
ABE-NGUNI-KINGDOM
[edit]The Zulu King lineage stretches as far back as King Mnguni-1st, who is believed to have lived as long ago as the 04th century AD. King Mnguni-1st was the child of King Ntusingana-1st, but details about him are unknown.
- King-Ntusingana-1st (Son-of-?????????)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Mnguni-1st or (•Mngoni-1st•)=]
- King-Mnguni-1st (Son-of-Ntusingana-1st)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Yeyeye-1st=]
- King-Yeyeye-1st (Son-of-Mnguni-1st)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Godongwane-1st=]
- King-Godongwane-1st (Son-of-Yeyeye-1st)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Yeyeye-2nd=]
- King-Yeyeye-2nd (Son-f-Godongwane-1st)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Godongwane-2nd=]
- King-Godongwane-2nd (Son-of-Yeyeye-2nd)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Ntusingana-2nd=]
- King-Ntusingana-2nd (Son-of-Godongwane-2nd)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Mntalaba (•Mnguni-2nd•) & Prince-Mumbo & Prince-Mbhinja=]
- King-Mntalaba [=Mnguni-2nd=] (Son-of-Ntusingana)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Nkanyezi & Prince-Ngonyazi & Prince-Hlahlezi=]
- King-Nkanyezi (Son-of-Mntalaba)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Moyazana & Prince-Phohloza=]
- King-Moyazana (Son-of-Nkanyezi)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Nhlamvuzana (•Mntungwa-1st•)=]
- King-Nhlamvuzana [=Mntungwa-1st=] (Son-of-Moyazana)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Lufelolwenja=]
- King-Lufelolwenja (Son-of-Nhlamvuzana)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Lubololwenja=]
- King-Lubololwenja (Son-of-Lufelolwenja)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Sibhamuza (•Mhlanga-1st•)=]
- King-Sibhamuza [=Mhlanga-1st=] (Son-of-Lubololwenja)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Gigimani (•Mhlanga-2nd•)=]
- King-Gigimani [=Mhlanga-2nd=] (Son-of-Sibhamuza)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Mbambeni (•Mhlanga-3rd•)=]
- King-Mbambeni [=Mhlanga-3rd=] (Son-of-Gigimani)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Balekane (•Waduwe-1st•)=]
- King-Balekane [=Waduwe-1st=] (Son-of-Mbambeni)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Khuphkile (•Waduwe-2nd•)=]
- King-Khuphkile [=Waduwe-2nd=] (Son-of-Balekane)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Madukuduku (•Waduwe-3rd•)=]
- King-Madukuduku [=Waduwe-3rd=] (Son-of-Khuphkile)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Mthonga-1st=]
- King-Mthonga-1st (Son-of-Madukuduku)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Mtingeli=]
- King-Mtingeli (Son-of-Mthonga-1st)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Holohlazi (•Mthonga-2nd•)=]
- King-Holohlazi [=Mthonga-2nd=] (Son-of-Mtingeli)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Sibhakabhaka=]
- King-Sibhakabhaka (Son-of-Holohlazi)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Mbundane (•Mthonga-3rd•)=]
- King-Mbundane [=Mthonga-3rd=] (Son-of-Sibhakabhaka)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Khungu (•Mnguni-3rd•)=]
- King-Khungu [=Mnguni-3rd=] (Son-of-Mbundane)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Mithiyonke=]
- King-Mithiyonke (Son-of-Khungu)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Mabhudu (•Mnguni-4th•) & Prince-Phakathi=]
- King-Mabhudu [=Mnguni-4th=] (Son-of-Mithiyonke)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Luzumane-1st & Prince-Xolangana & Prince-Ndebele & Prince-Mswati-1st=]
- King-Muzumane [=Luzumane-1st=] (Son-of-Mabhudu)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Muntugana (•Mntungwa-2nd•)=]
- King-Muntugana [=Mntungwa-2nd=] (Son-of-Luzumane-1st)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Mahlabathi (•Mthonga-4th•) & Prince-Mhlatheni & Prince-Mehlomanzi=]
- King-Mahlabathi [=Mthonga-4th=] (Son-of-Muntugana)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Mhlanga-4th=]
- King-Mhlanga-4th (Son-of-Mahlabathi)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Qabazeka (•Qwabe-1•) & Prince-Qabazeba=]
- King-Qabazeka [=Qwabe-1st=] (Son-of-Mhlanga-4th)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Hlakazamanzi (•Mhlanga-5th•)=]
- King-Hlakazamanzi [=Mhlanga-5th=] (Son-of-Qabazeka)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Dubulamanzi (•Gumede•)=]
- King-Dubulamanzi [=Gumede=] (Son-of-Hlakazamanzi)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Thunzini (•Yeyeye-3rd•)=]
- King-Thunzini [=Yeyeye-3rd=] (Son-of-Dubulamanzi)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Mdlani (•Mnguni-5th•)=]
- King-Mdlani [=Mnguni-5th=] (Son-of-Thunzini)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Luzumane-2nd=]
- King-Luzumane-2nd (Son-of-Mdlani)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Malandela=]
- King-Malandela (Son-of-Luzumane-2nd)
[=Fathered:Crowned-Prince-Qwabe-2nd & Prince-Nkosikhulu (*Zulu-1st*)=]
Chieftains of the Zulus (c. 1700–1818)
[edit]When Malandela died, he divided the kingdom into two clans, the Qwabe and the Zulu.
- Zulu I kaMalandela (c. 1627 – c. 1709), founder of the clan[2]
- Nkosinkulu kaZulu I
- Ntombela kaNkosinkulu
- Zulu II kaNtombela
- Gumede kaZulu
- Phunga kaGumede (c. 1657 – c. 1727)[2]
- Mageba kaGumede (c. 1667 – c. 1745), son of Gumede, chief c. 1727 to c. 1745
- Ndaba kaMageba, son of Mageba, chief c. 1745 to 1763
- Jama kaNdaba (c. 1727–1781), son of Ndaba, chief 1763 to 1781
- Mkabayi kaJama (c. 1750 – 1843), daughter of Jama, regent 1781 to 1787 (until Senzangakhona came of age)
- Senzangakhona kaJama (c. 1762–1816), son of Jama, chief 1787 to 1816
- Sigujana kaSenzangakhona, son of Senzangakhona, chief c. 1816
- Shaka kaSenzangakhona (1787–1828), son of Senzangakhona, chief c. 1816 to 1828
Kings of the Zulus (c. 1818–present)
[edit]After Dingiswayo's death at the hands of Zwide, king of the Ndwandwe, around 1818, Shaka assumed leadership of the remnants of the Mthethwa Paramountcy, thereby becoming king.[3]
- Zulu Kingdom (Independent, 1816–1879)
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaka kaSenzangakhona | c. July 1787 – 22 September 1828 (aged 41) | 1816 | 22 September 1828 | Half-brother of Sigujana kaSenzangakhona | Zulu |  |
| Dingane kaSenzangakhona | c. 1795 – 29 January 1840 (aged 44–45) | November 1828 | 29 January 1840 | Half-brother of Shaka kaSenzangakhona | Zulu |  |
| Mpande kaSenzangakhona | 1798 – 18 October 1872 (aged 73–74) | 10 February 1840 | 18 October 1872 | Half-brother of Dingane kaSenzangakhona | Zulu |  |
| Cetshwayo kaMpande (1st reign) | 1834[1] – 8 February 1884 (aged 49–50) | 18 October 1872 | 28 August 1879 | Son of Mpande kaSenzangakhona | Zulu |  |
- Zululand (Dependency, 1883–present)
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cetshwayo kaMpande (2nd reign) | 1834[1] – 8 February 1884 (aged 49–50) | 29 January 1883 | 8 February 1884 | Son of Mpande kaSenzangakhona | Zulu | |
| Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo | 1868 – 18 October 1913 (aged 44–45) | 21 May 1884 | 18 October 1913 | Son of Cetshwayo kaMpande | Zulu |  |
| Solomon kaDinuzulu | 1891 – 4 March 1933 (aged 41–42) | 1 November 1913 | 4 March 1933 | Son of Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo | Zulu |  |
| Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon | 4 August 1924 – 17 September 1968 (aged 44) | 27 August 1948 | 17 September 1968 | Son of Solomon kaDinuzulu | Zulu |  |
| Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu | 14 July 1948 – 12 March 2021 (aged 72) | 17 September 1968 | 12 March 2021 | Son of Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon | Zulu |  |
| Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini | 23 September 1974 | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | Son of Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu | Zulu | |
Timeline
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Royal Zulu Monarch". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012.
- ^ a b Gillings, Ken (December 2012). "King Dingane Kasenzangakhona's KwaDukuza". Military History Journal (The South African Military History Society). 15 (6). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Wilkinson, Stephan (14 March 2017). "Shaka Zulu: Africa's Napoleon?". HistoryNet. Retrieved 27 May 2020.