HIST 382 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading: Dingiswayo, Ndwandwe, Mthethwa Paramountcy
29 Jan 2019
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Shaka was the son of Senzangakhoma but grew to
maturity was a warrior in the army of the
Mthethwa chief (Dingiswayo)
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D had made himself paramount over most of the
tribes in Zululand
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The atmosphere fostered the growth of an
ambitious and aggressive nature that he had
inherited from his mother Nandi
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She is praised as a man in the salutation
father of trouble
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His great grand father Ndaba's praise was he
lives in a rage with his shield on his knees
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Him and his mother were exiled from the Zulu tribe
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With the support of Dingiswayo Shaka was able to
become a Zulu cheiftan after his father's death
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He became the chief in 1816 and died in 1828 as a
king of the Zulu nation
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He transformed the military and this is what he is
famous for
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His first conquest was the Qwabe tride under
Phakathwayo
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Zulu was a younger brother of Qwabe and
therefore the were far less Zulus and they were less
important than the Qwabes
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His biggest conquest was the Ndwandwe tribe
under Zwide
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Zwide had defeated Dingiswayo and this conquest
was a revenge and a triumph
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Shaka's praise poem is national and an epic piece
which reflects the transition from chief of a tribe
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Dlungwana was son of Ndaba
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He raged among the karge kraals and huts
were being destroyed
Reading: A Praise Poem of Shaka
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
12:26 PM
Document Summary
Shaka was the son of senzangakhoma but grew to maturity was a warrior in the army of the. D had made himself paramount over most of the tribes in zululand. The atmosphere fostered the growth of an ambitious and aggressive nature that he had inherited from his mother nandi. She is praised as a man in the salutation father of trouble. His great grand father ndaba"s praise was he lives in a rage with his shield on his knees. Him and his mother were exiled from the zulu tribe. With the support of dingiswayo shaka was able to become a zulu cheiftan after his father"s death. He became the chief in 1816 and died in 1828 as a king of the zulu nation. He transformed the military and this is what he is famous for. His first conquest was the qwabe tride under.
