Africa: Zulu Empire - Shaka Zulu Becomes King - Extra History - #1

Support us on Patreon! Watch the Zulu Empire series! Subscribe for new episodes every Saturday! Follow us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Follow us on Twitch! http://bit.y/ECTwitch ____________ With no written records from the Zulus themselves, historians and anthropologists have pieced together their history from a smattering of sources. We first learn of the Zulu as a minor tribe of the Bantu people, living in South Africa. Shaka Zulu, the man who would organize them into an empire, was born the illegitimate son of a Zulu king. He was sent away with his mother Nandi to grow up in her tribe, the Langeni, but he eventually caught the attention of Dingiswayo, the leader of another powerful tribe called the Mtethwa. Appointed as the leader of a squadron called an ibutho, Shaka developed new tactics including a short “iklwa“ fighting sp