Zulu Royal Family - Predecessors

Predecessors

  1. Mnguni
  2. Nkosinkulu
  3. Mdlani
  4. Luzumana
  5. Malandela kaLuzumana, son of Luzumana
  6. Ntombela kaMalandela, son of Malandela
  7. Zulu kaNtombela, son of Ntombela, founder and chief of the Zulu clan from ca. 1709
  8. Gumede kaZulu, son of Zulu, chief of the Zulu clan
  9. Phunga kaGumede (d. 1727), son of Gumede, chief of the Zulu clan up to 1727
  10. Mageba kaGumede (ca. 1667-1745), son of Gumede and brother of Phunga, chief of the Zulu clan from 1727 to 1745
  11. Ndaba kaMageba (ca. 1697-1763), son of Mageba, chief of the Zulu clan from 1745 to 1763
  12. Jama kaNdaba (ca. 1757-1781), son of Ndaba, chief of the Zulu clan from 1763 to 1781
  13. Mkabayi kaJama, daughter of Jama
  14. Senzangakhona kaJama (ca. 1757-1816), son of Jama, chief of the Zulu clan from 1781 to 1816
  15. Shaka kaSenzangakhona (ca. 1787-1828), son of Senzangakona, king from 1816 to 1828
  16. Dingane kaSenzangakhona (ca. 1795-1840), son of Senzangakhona and half-brother of Shaka, king from 1828 to 1840
  17. Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798-1872), son of Senzangakhona and half-brother of Shaka and Dingane, king from 1840 to 1872
  18. Cetshwayo kaMpande (1834 - February 1884), son of Mpande, king from 1872 to 1884
  19. Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868-1913), son of Cetshwayo kaMpande, king from 1884 to 1913
  20. Phumuzuzulu kaDinuzulu (1890-1933), son of Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo, king from 1913 to 1933
  21. Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaPhumuzuzulu (4 August 1924-17 September 1968), son of Solomon kaDinuzulu, king from 1948 to 1968
  22. Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu (b. 14 July 1948), son of Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon, king since 1971

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