List of Zulu kings
 | This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (May 2023) |
| King of the Zulus | |
|---|---|
| Ingonyama yamaZulu Isilo samaBandla | |
Provincial | |
| Incumbent | |
 | |
| Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini since 7 May 2021 | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Majesty |
| Heir apparent | Jubezizwe ka Misuzulu |
| First monarch | Zulu I kaMalandela |
| Residence | Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Website | zulumonarch |
This is a list of the monarchs of the Zulu nation, including chieftains and kings[1] of the Zulu royal family from their earliest known history up to the present time.
Abe-Nguni-Kingdom
The Zulu-Kingdom lineage stretches as far back to King Mnguni-1st, who is believed to have been the founder of the Abe-Nguni-Kingdom . Nothing is known about him as of yet .
- King Mnguni-1st (Ka-??????????)
[Fathered:Prince Yeyeye-1st]
- King Yeyeye-1st (Ka-Mnguni-1st)
[Fathered:Prince Godongwane-1st]
- King Godongwane-1st (Ka-Yeyeye-1st)
[Fathered:Prince Yeyeye-2nd]
- King Yeyeye-2nd (Ka-Godongwane-1st)
[Fathered:Prince Godongwane-2nd]
- King Godongwane-2nd (Ka-Yeyeye-2nd)
[Fathered:Prince Ntunsingana]
- King Ntunsingana (Ka-Godongwane-2nd)
[Fathered:Prince Mntalaba & Prince Mumbo & Prince Mbhinja]
- King Mntalaba [•Mnguni-2nd•] (Ka-Ntunsingana)
[Fathered:Prince Nkanyezi & Prince Ngonyazi & Prince Hlahlezi]
- King Nkanyezi (Ka-Mntalaba)
[Fathered:Prince Moyazana & Prince Phohloza]
- King Moyazana (Ka-Nkanyezi)
[Fathered:Prince Mntungwa-1st & Prince Nhlamvuzana]
- King Mntungwa-1st (Ka-Moyazana)
[Fathered:Prince Lufelolwenja]
- King Lufelolwenja (Ka-Mntungwa-1st)
[Fathered:Prince Lubololwenja & Prince Ntambola]
- King Lubololwenja (Ka-Lufelolwenja)
[Fathered:Prince Mhlanga-1st & Prince Sibhamuza]
- King Mhlanga-1st (Ka-Lubololwenja)
[Fathered:Prince Gigimani]
- King Gigimani [•Mhlanga-2nd•] (Ka-Mhlanga-1st)
[Fathered:Prince Mbambeni]
- King Mbambeni [•Mhlanga-3rd•] (Ka-Gigimani)
[Fathered:Prince Balekane]
- King Balekane [•Waduwe-1st•] (Ka-Mbambeni)
[Fathered:Prince Khuphkile]
- King Khuphkile [•Waduwe-2nd•] (Ka-Balekane)
[Fathered:Prince Madukuduku & Prince Phakathi]
- King Madukuduku [•Waduwe-3rd•] (Ka-Khuphkile)
[Fathered:Prince Mthonga-1st]
- King Mthonga-1st (Ka-Madukuduku)
[Fathered:Prince Mtingeli]
- King Mtingeli (Ka-Mthonga-1st)
[Fathered:Prince Holohlazi]
- King Holohlazi [•Mthonga-2nd•] (Ka-Mtingeli)
[Fathered:Prince Sibhakabhaka]
- King Sibhakabhaka (Ka-Holohlazi)
[Fathered:Prince Mbundane]
- King Mbundane [•Mthonga-3rd•] (Ka-Sibhakabhaka)
[Fathered:Prince Khungu]
- King Khungu [•Mnguni-3rd•] (Ka-Mbundane)
[Fathered:Prince Mithiyonke]
- King Mithiyonke (Ka-Khungu)
[Fathered:Prince Mabhudu]
- King Mabhudu [•Mnguni-4th•] (Ka-Mithiyonke)
[Fathered:Prince Muzumane & Prince Xolangana & Prince Ndebele & Prince Mswati-1st]
- King Muzumane (Ka-Mabhudu)
[Fathered:Prince Muntugana]
- King Muntugana [•Mthonga-4th•] (Ka-Muzumane)
[Fathered:Prince Mehlomazi]
- King Mehlomazi (Ka-Muntugana)
[Fathered:Prince Mntungwa-2nd]
- King Mntungwa-2nd (Ka-Mehlomazi)
[Fathered:Prince Qabazeka]
- King Qabazeka (Ka-Mntungwa-2nd)
[Fathered:Prince Hlakazamanzi]
- King Hlakazamanzi (Ka-Qabazeka)
[Fathered:Prince Dubulamanzi]
- King Dubulamanzi (Ka-Hlakazamanzi)
[Fathered:Prince Thunzini]
- King Thunzini (Ka-Dubulamanzi)
[Fathered:Prince Mdlani]
- King Mdlani [•Mnguni-5th•] (Ka-Thunzini)
[Fathered:Prince Luzumane]
- King Luzumane (Ka-Mdlani)
[Fathered:Prince Malandela & Prince Kazankulu]
- King Malandela (Ka-Luzumane)
[Fathered:Prince Qwabe & Prince Zulu-1st & Prince Zethembe & Prince Zingelwayo & Prince Maphumulo & Prince Mchunu].
Ama-Zulu-Kingdom
When King Malandela died, he divided the kingdom into two clans, the Qwabe and the Zulu.
- King Zulu-1st ka-Malandela
(Founder of the Ama-Zulu-Clan)
[Fathered:Prince Ntombela] [2]
- King Ntombela Ka-Zulu-1st
[Fathered:Prince Zulu-2nd]
- King Zulu-2nd Ka-Ntombela
[Fathered:Prince Mjokwane & Prince Dlungwane]
- King Mjokwane Ka-Zulu-2nd
[Fathered:Prince Phunga & Prince Mageba]
- King Phunga Ka-Mjokwane
(Born:1664-Died:1727)
[Reigned-From:1709 Till 1727]
[Fathered:many daughters but no son's] [2]
- King Mageba Ka-Mjokwane
(Born:1667-Died:1745)
[Reigned-From:1727 Till 1745]
[Fathered:Prince Ndaba]
- King Ndaba kaMageba
(Born:1697-Died:1763)
[Reigned-From:1745 Till 1763]
[Fathered:Prince Jama]
- King Jama kaNdaba
(Born:1727–Died:1781)
[Reigned-From:1763 Till 1781]
[Fathered:Prince Senzangakhona & Princess Mkabayi]
- Regency-Queen Mkabayi kaJama
(Born:1750–Died:1843)
[Held-Power-From:1781 Till 1787]
[Mothered:She never had children of her own]
- King Senzangakhona kaJama
(Born:1757–Died:1816)
[Reigned-From:1787 Till 1816]
[Fathered:Prince Shaka & Prince Dingane & Prince Mpande & Prince Sigujana & Prince Mhlangana]
- Crowned-Prince Sigujana kaSenzangakhona
(Born:1795-Died:1816)
[Reigned-From:1816 Till 1816]
[Fathered:he was killed before he could bare children of his own]
(Born:1785–Died:1828)
[Reigned-From:1816 Till 1828]
[Fathered:??????????????]
Kings of the Zulus (c. 1818–present)
After Dingiswayo's death at the hands of Zwide, king of the Ndwandwe, around 1818, Shaka assumed leadership of the remnants of the Mthethwa Paramountcy, thereby becoming king.[3]
- Zulu Kingdom (Independent, 1816–1879)
| 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 | 1798 – 18 October 1872 (aged 73–74) | 10 February 1840 | 18 October 1872 | Half-brother of Dingane kaSenzangakhona | Zulu |  |
| Cetshwayo kaMpande (1st reign) | 1834[1] – 8 February 1884 (aged 49–50) | 18 October 1872 | 28 August 1879 | Son of Mpande kaSenzangakhona | Zulu |  |
- Zululand (Dependency, 1883–present)
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cetshwayo kaMpande (2nd reign) | 1834[1] – 8 February 1884 (aged 49–50) | 29 January 1883 | 8 February 1884 | Son of Mpande kaSenzangakhona | Zulu | |
| Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo | 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 | 4 August 1924 – 17 September 1968 (aged 44) | 27 August 1948 | 17 September 1968 | Son of Solomon kaDinuzulu | Zulu |  |
| Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu | 14 July 1948 – 12 March 2021 (aged 72) | 17 September 1968 | 12 March 2021 | Son of Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon | Zulu |  |
| Misuzulu Zulu kaZwelithini | 23 September 1974 | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | Son of Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu | Zulu | |
Timeline
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Royal Zulu Monarch". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012.
- ^ a b Gillings, Ken (December 2012). "King Dingane Kasenzangakhona's KwaDukuza". Military History Journal (The South African Military History Society). 15 (6). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Wilkinson, Stephan (14 March 2017). "Shaka Zulu: Africa's Napoleon?". HistoryNet. Retrieved 27 May 2020.