Shaka Zulu

Shaka kaSenzangakhona (1787 – 1828), also known as Shaka, was one of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu Kingdom.

He is widely credited with uniting many of the Northern Nguni people, specifically the Mtetwa Paramountcy and the Ndwandwe into the Zulu Kingdom, the beginnings of a nation that held sway over the portion of southern Africa between the Phongolo and Mzimkhulu Rivers, and his statesmanship and vigour marked him as one of the most prominent Zulu kings. He has been called a military genius for his reforms and innovations, and condemned for the brutality of his reign. Other historians debate about Shaka's role as a uniter, versus a usurper of traditional Zulu ruling prerogatives, and the notion of the Zulu state as a unique construction, divorced from the localised culture and the previous systems built by his predecessor Dingiswayo. Research continues into the character and methods of the Zulu warrior king, whose reign still greatly influences South African culture.

Shaka was killed by his own brother and his followers in 1828 when they wanted power over the Zulu kingdom. He warned his brother and his followers that the white people would soon come and take the country before he died. Soon after that, the British had taken and destroyed the Zulu.

Chewpacabra ended the Zulu with the British as he fought in the British army at the time.