{"id":232487,"date":"2021-06-25T14:13:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T13:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=232487"},"modified":"2021-06-25T14:13:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T13:13:44","slug":"a-list-of-past-zulu-kings-chieftains-and-the-duration-of-their-reign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/a-list-of-past-zulu-kings-chieftains-and-the-duration-of-their-reign\/","title":{"rendered":"A List Of Past Zulu Kings, Chieftains and The Duration of Their Reign"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Zulu kingdom has been one of the most formidable kingdoms on the African continent since 1816, when it became a kingdom under King Shaka. Since then, there have been many Zulu Kings and chiefs that came and ruled the Zulu people who fall under the Nguni ethnic group. With over 10 to 12 million people in South Africa alone, the Zulu nation forms the biggest tribe in South Africa.<\/p>\n
They also have people in various other countries in the Southern part of the African continent, such as Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini. Others are Malawi, Botswana, and Mozambique. The Zulu Empire or the Kingdom of Zululand, as the Zulu kingdom is known, currently has Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini as the King. However, before him, the Kingdom had had a rich history with chiefs that predate the times of King Shaka.<\/p>\n
It further extends to the 1600s when Zulu kaMalandela founded the clan, which later gave rise to the Zulu Kingdom. In total, there have been 9 Zulu Kings till date and many more chiefs, among whom was a woman who rose to be more influential than most of the chiefs and kings.<\/p>\n