List of Zulu kings
Updated: Wikipedia source
This is a list of the monarchs of the Zulu nation, including chieftains and kings of the Zulu royal family from their earliest known history up to the present time.
Infobox
Style
His Majesty
Heir apparent
Jubezizwe ka Misuzulu
First monarch
Zulu I kaMalandela
Residence
Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal
Website
zulumonarch.org
Tables
· Kings of the Zulus (c. 1818–present)
Shaka kaSenzangakhona
1816
1816–1828
Shaka kaSenzangakhona
Name
Shaka kaSenzangakhona
Lifespan
c. July 1787 – 22 September 1828(aged 41)
Reign start
1816
Reign end
22 September 1828
Notes
Half-brother of Sigujana kaSenzangakhona
Family
Zulu
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
1828
1828–1840
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
Name
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
Lifespan
c. 1795 – 29 January 1840(aged 44–45)
Reign start
November 1828
Reign end
29 January 1840
Notes
Half-brother of Shaka kaSenzangakhona
Family
Zulu
Mpande kaSenzangakhona
1840
1840–1872
Mpande kaSenzangakhona
Name
Mpande kaSenzangakhona
Lifespan
c. 1798 – 18 October 1872(aged 73–74)
Reign start
10 February 1840
Reign end
18 October 1872
Notes
Half-brother of Dingane kaSenzangakhona
Family
Zulu
Cetshwayo kaMpande(1st reign)
1872
1872–1879
Cetshwayo kaMpande(1st reign)
Name
Cetshwayo kaMpande(1st reign)
Lifespan
1834 – 8 February 1884(aged 49–50)
Reign start
18 October 1872
Reign end
28 August 1879
Notes
Son of Mpande kaSenzangakhona
Family
Zulu
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
| Shaka kaSenzangakhona | c. July 1787 – 22 September 1828(aged 41) | 1816 | 22 September 1828 | Half-brother of Sigujana kaSenzangakhona | Zulu | |
| Dingane kaSenzangakhona | c. 1795 – 29 January 1840(aged 44–45) | November 1828 | 29 January 1840 | Half-brother of Shaka kaSenzangakhona | Zulu | |
| Mpande kaSenzangakhona | c. 1798 – 18 October 1872(aged 73–74) | 10 February 1840 | 18 October 1872 | Half-brother of Dingane kaSenzangakhona | Zulu | |
| Cetshwayo kaMpande(1st reign) | 1834 – 8 February 1884(aged 49–50) | 18 October 1872 | 28 August 1879 | Son of Mpande kaSenzangakhona | Zulu | |
· Kings of the Zulus (c. 1818–present)
Cetshwayo kaMpande(2nd reign)
1883
1883–1884
Cetshwayo kaMpande(2nd reign)
Name
Cetshwayo kaMpande(2nd reign)
Lifespan
1834 – 8 February 1884(aged 49–50)
Reign start
29 January 1883
Reign end
8 February 1884
Notes
Son of Mpande kaSenzangakhona
Family
Zulu
Dinuzulu KaCetshwayo
1884
1884–1913
Dinuzulu KaCetshwayo
Name
Dinuzulu KaCetshwayo
Lifespan
c. 1868 – 18 October 1913(aged 44–45)
Reign start
21 May 1884
Reign end
18 October 1913
Notes
Son of Cetshwayo kaMpande
Family
Zulu
Solomon kaDinuzulu
1913
1913–1933
Solomon kaDinuzulu
Name
Solomon kaDinuzulu
Lifespan
1891 – 4 March 1933(aged 41–42)
Reign start
1 November 1913
Reign end
4 March 1933
Notes
Son of Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo
Family
Zulu
Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon
1948
1948–1968
Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon
Name
Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon
Lifespan
(1924-08-04)4 August 1924 – 17 September 1968(1968-09-17) (aged 44)
Reign start
27 August 1948
Reign end
17 September 1968
Notes
Son of Solomon kaDinuzulu
Family
Zulu
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
1968
1968–2021
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
Name
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
Lifespan
(1948-07-27)27 July 1948 – 12 March 2021(2021-03-12) (aged 72)
Reign start
17 September 1968
Reign end
12 March 2021
Notes
Son of Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon
Family
Zulu
Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini
Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini
Name
Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini
Lifespan
(1974-09-23) 23 September 1974 (age 51)
Reign start
7 May 2021
Reign end
Incumbent
Notes
Son of Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
Family
Zulu
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
| Cetshwayo kaMpande(2nd reign) | 1834 – 8 February 1884(aged 49–50) | 29 January 1883 | 8 February 1884 | Son of Mpande kaSenzangakhona | Zulu | |
| Dinuzulu KaCetshwayo | c. 1868 – 18 October 1913(aged 44–45) | 21 May 1884 | 18 October 1913 | Son of Cetshwayo kaMpande | Zulu | |
| Solomon kaDinuzulu | 1891 – 4 March 1933(aged 41–42) | 1 November 1913 | 4 March 1933 | Son of Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo | Zulu | |
| Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon | (1924-08-04)4 August 1924 – 17 September 1968(1968-09-17) (aged 44) | 27 August 1948 | 17 September 1968 | Son of Solomon kaDinuzulu | Zulu | |
| Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu | (1948-07-27)27 July 1948 – 12 March 2021(2021-03-12) (aged 72) | 17 September 1968 | 12 March 2021 | Son of Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon | Zulu | |
| Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini | (1974-09-23) 23 September 1974 (age 51) | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | Son of Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu | Zulu | |
References
- "Royal Zulu Monarch"https://web.archive.org/web/20120329095304/http://zulumonarch.org/overview/family_history/
- Military History Journal (The South African Military History Society)http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol156kg.html
- HistoryNethttps://www.historynet.com/shaka-zulu-africas-napoleon.htm