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Zulu Kingdom

former monarchy in Southern Africa
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Zulu Kingdom

Summary

Zulu Kingdom is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,622 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zulu Kingdom is on the continent of Africa[3].
  • Zulu Kingdom's instance of is recorded as historical country[4].
  • Zulu Kingdom's capital is recorded as Bulawayo[5].
  • Zulu Kingdom's capital is recorded as Ulundi[6].
  • Zulu Kingdom's official language is recorded as Zulu[7].
  • Zulu Kingdom's basic form of government is recorded as chiefdom[8].
  • Zulu Kingdom's Commons category is recorded as Kingdom of Zulu[9].
  • Zulu Kingdom comprises Ebhadeni Royal Kraal[10].
  • January 1, 1816 marks the founding of Zulu Kingdom[11].
  • Zulu Kingdom was dissolved in January 1, 1897[12].
  • Zulu Kingdom's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -28.2975, 'longitude': 31.4217}[13].
  • Zulu Kingdom's significant event is recorded as Battle of Gqokli Hill[14].
  • Zulu Kingdom's significant event is recorded as Battle of Mhlatuze River[15].
  • Zulu Kingdom's significant event is recorded as Battle of Blood River[16].
  • Zulu Kingdom's significant event is recorded as Anglo-Zulu War[17].
  • Zulu Kingdom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zulu Kingdom[18].
  • Zulu Kingdom has a population of {'amount': '+250000'}[19].
  • Zulu Kingdom's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Zulu Kingdom's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Zulu Kingdom's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • Zulu Kingdom's demonym is recorded as Zulu[23].
  • Zulu Kingdom's native label is recorded as Wene wa Zulu[24].
  • Zulu Kingdom's different from is recorded as Zululand District Municipality[25].
  • Zulu Kingdom's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as KwaZulu-Natal[26].
  • Zulu Kingdom's merged into is recorded as Colony of Natal[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1816 marks the founding of Zulu Kingdom[11].

Dissolution

Zulu Kingdom was dissolved in January 1, 1897[12].

Why It Matters

Zulu Kingdom ranks in the top 7% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,622 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Bulawayo Cetshwayo kaMpande Shaka Zulu

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → zululand
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: zululand, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289969729|zululand (#289969729)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  2. 8w ago · ~2026-28381-29 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → Battle of Gqokli Hill, Battle of Mhlatuze River, Battle of Blood River +1
    Merged into → Colony of Natal
    Flag image → Conjectural flag of Zululand (1884-1897) by Roberto Breschi , Flag of Zulu.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P41]]: Flag of Zulu.png"
  3. 14w ago · Charp238 · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity → KwaZulu-Natal
    Coordinates → —
    Has part(s) → Ebhadeni Royal Kraal
    Has parts → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3842]]: [[Q81725]]"
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