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The Zulu Kingdom was one of the most powerful states in Southern and Central Africa during its peak in the mid-19th century. The Zulu expansion and domination of their neighbours is credited to the inspirational...

The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 saw British-led armies invade the Zulu Kingdom in Southern Africa as part of a wider plan to unify various territories into a single British-controlled state. Despite their spectacular...

The Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 was the opening encounter of the Anglo-Zulu War and a famous Zulu victory against the British Army. Over 25,000 Zulu warriors attacked and destroyed...

Immediately after their famous victory over the British at the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, as many as 4,000 Zulu warriors pushed on across the Zulu-Natal border. This Zulu army headed...

The Zulu Kingdom emerged in the early 19th century as a centralized and militarized state under Shaka Zulu (reign c. 1816–1828), whose reforms reshaped...

Chandragupta II (c. 375 CE - 413/14 CE) was the next great Gupta emperor after his father Samudragupta (335/350 - 370/380 CE). He proved to be an able ruler and conqueror with many achievements to his credit. He came to be known...

An 1882 photograph of a group of Zulu warriors in front of a traditional kraal, an enclosure for cattle. The men carry the assegai short spear, long spears, and cowhide shields. British Library, London.

A 1917 photograph of a Zulu warrior wearing traditional dress. He holds an assegai stabbing spear and a light club. New York Public Library

A mid-19th-century illustration of a typical village of the Zulu Kingdom. Women are shown making beer.

Matabeleland (1838-1897), also known as the Ndebele Empire or Mthwakazi by the Ndebele themselves, was an African state covering what is today part of southern Zimbabwe and northern South Africa...