King dinuzulu biography

King of the Zulu nation

Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (c. 1868 – 18 October 1913,^[1] commonly misspelled Dinizulu) was the king of the Zulu nation from 20 May 1884 until his death in 1913.

King dinuzulu biography

He succeeded his father Cetshwayo, who was the last king of the Zulus to be officially recognised as such by the British. Zululand had been broken up into thirteen smaller territories by the British government after the Anglo-Zulu War, and Cetshwayo, and subsequently Dinuzulu, administered one of them.

The British later realised the futility of breaking up Zululand into the territories and restored Cetshwayo as paramount leader of the territories. However, they left one of Cetshwayo's relatives, Usibepu (Zibhebhu), alone with his lands intact.

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On 22 July 1883, Usibepu attacked Cetshwayo's new kraal in Ulundi, wounding the king and causing him to flee.

Dinuzulu's volunteers

To contest the succession, Dinuzulu first appealed to the British, but received no response.

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