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Oyengweni Dingiswayo (Zulu pronunciation: [diŋɡisʷaːjo]) (c. 1760 – 1817) (born Godongwana) was a
Mthethwa King, well
known for his
mentorship over a young...
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showing much
prowess as a
general in the army (impi) of
Mthethwa king
Dingiswayo in the Ndwandwe–Zulu War of 1817–1819. The Zulu impi is po****rly identified...
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ibutho lempi (fighting unit/regiment),
serving as a
warrior under Inkosi Dingiswayo. King
Shaka further refined the
ibutho military system with the Mthethwa...
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Dingiswayo,
leader of the
Mthethwa Paramountcy. When
Senzangakona died,
Dingiswayo helped Shaka become king of the Zulu.
After Dingiswayo's death...
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Mthethwa Paramountcy was
consolidated and
extended under the rule of
Dingiswayo. The
chief entered into an
alliance with the
Tsonga to the
north in the...
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Zulus were a
small clan in the
Mthethwa confederation which was
ruled by
Dingiswayo. Senzangakhona’s name is
derived from the Zulu word
meaning "he who acts...
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became the Mfecane.
Zwide defeated the
Mthethwa and
executed Chief Dingiswayo.
Dingiswayo was a
mentor to King Shaka. He took him in
together with his mother...
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Ambitious in
expanding Nxumalo supremacy,
Zwide was a
prominent rival to
Dingiswayo, king of the
Mthethwa and his
famous general and protégé,
Shaka kaSenzangakhona...
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warrior with the
Mthethwa people. The
Mthethwa paramount chieftain Dingiswayo helped Shaka become recognized as head of the
Zulus after Senzangakhona...
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Mthethwa kingdom,
Dingiswayo, and his protégé
Shaka Zulu. In the
course of an
attempted invasion of Zwide's territory,
Dingiswayo was
captured and put...
