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Shaka kaSenzangakhona, also known as Shaka Zulu, Shaka the Zulu, and Sigidi kaSenzangakhona, was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828.

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Birth Year
1787 1
Wikipedia's infobox gives his birth as circa July 1787, month and year only; stored as a year per the atlas's circa-date convention.
Death Date
1828-09-24 1
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Zulu Kingdom, Polities
Additional Source Zulu Kingdom (Wikipedia)Lead section (Shaka establishing the kingdom)
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1. Shaka (Wikipedia)
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was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828
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1. Shaka (Wikipedia)
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c. July 1787
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1. Shaka (Wikipedia)
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24 September 1828
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Zulu Kingdom (Wikipedia)
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During the 1810s, Shaka established a standing army that consolidated rival clans and built a large following
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