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Shaka, King of the Zulu, 1787?-1828

LC control no.n 50052981
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Personal name headingShaka, King of the Zulu, 1787?-1828
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Variant(s)Chaka, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
Shaka, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
Shaka kaSenzangakhona, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
Shaka Zulu, the Great, 1787?-1828
Shaka Zulu, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
Tshaka, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
U-Shaka, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
Great Elephant, Zulu Chief, 1787?-1828
Birth date1787?
Death date18280922
Found inMofolo. Chaka, 1931.
Leadership lessons from emperor Shaka Zulu the Great, 2000
Biog. & geneal. master index, May 19, 2005 (Chaka, Zulu Chief (1787?-1828), Shaka, Chief (1787-1828), Shaka, Zulu Chief)
Biog. resource center, May 19, 2005 (Shaka; b. 1787, South Africa; d. Sept. 22, 1828, Stanger, South Africa; became Zulu chief after gaining control of the kingdom from his half brother who became chief after their father's death in 1816; Chaka (African political leader, 1773-1828))
Britannica online, May 19, 2005 (Shaka; also spelled Chaka, or Tshaka; b. ca. 1787; d. Sept. 22, 1828; Zulu chief (1816-28), founder of southern Africa's Zulu Empire)
Afro-American almanac Web site, May 19, 2005 (Shaka; warrior-king of the Zulu; b. 1787)
Shaka Zulu Web site, May 14, 2005 (Shaka Zulu (ca. 1787-1828), Zulu king; Shaka, king of the Zulus)
Shaka Zulu and the Zulu Kingdom--brief history of South Africa Web site, May 19, 2005 (Zulu warrior Shaka; assassinated by his half-brother Dingane in 1828)
King Shaka Zulu Web site, May 19, 2005 (King Shaka Zulu; King Shaka kaSenzangakhona; b. 1787; father was Senzangakhona kaJama, chief of the Zulu people; d. Sept. 24, 1828)
Wikipedia Web site, May 19, 2005 (Shaka (sometimes spelled Chaka), ca. 1787-22nd September 1828; Shaka kaSenzangakhona, ca. 1787-1828)
MSN encarta, May 19, 2005 (Shaka (1787?-1828), warrior, military leader, and king of the Zulu people of southern Africa)
Chaka "Zulu king and warrior" (1786-1928) Web site, May 19, 2005 (Chaka, "Great Zulu warrior," "The Black Napoleon," "Absolute ruler and tyrant")
Associated languagezul