Shaka zulu biography wikipedia

Zulu chief from 1781 to 1816

King Senzangakhona kaJama (c. 1762 – 1816) was the king of the Zulu Kingdom, and primarily notable as the father of three Zulu kings who ruled during the period when the Zulus achieved prominence, led by his oldest son King Shaka.^[2]

Biography

His father was chief Jama kaNdaba and his mother was Mthaniya Sibiya.

Shaka zulu children

He succeeded on his father's death. During the chieftaincy of Senzangakhona, the Zulus were a small clan in the Mthethwa confederation which was ruled by Dingiswayo.

Senzangakhona’s name is derived from the Zulu word meaning "he who acts with a good reason".

Although the Zulus practised ritual circumcision, the practice was slowly dying out.

Shaka zulu story

Senzangakhona and Shaka were not circumcised, marking this trend in Zulu culture.^[3]

Wives and children

Senzangakhona married at least sixteen women by which he had fourteen known sons.

His daughters were not recorded.

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