HIST 382 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Dingane Kasenzangakhona, Mpande Kasenzangakhona, Trekboer
30 Jan 2019
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Lecture 8 - southeastern african from the early to late. African colonies that were independent communities were living within boundaries on a map. Zululand was given a name for their land and lines on a map but they still remained powerful. Shaka had promoted a political used of zulu identity to create a vast empire. If they wanted to get ahead, elites would speak a particular dialect of. Shaka becomes the center of the disparate community. The fertility ceremony centered around the monarch which was a huge occasion for the community. Brought a culture in some larger sense, but it was mainly political. Resentment settled at this period, there were celebrated oral histories. Shaka became increasingly murderous and was perceived as being reckless and not being able to stop and this can be seen through all of the conflicts that he engaged in.
