SHAKA-King of the ZULU
Instructional Shield, Spear and War Club Techniques!
By David Kilie
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Shaka was the legendary South African king best known for uniting many warring tribes to establish the Zulu Empire in the early 1800s. His life has been immortalized many times in both TV shows and movies. Shaka Zulu established the Zulu Empire and revolutionized warfare in Southern Africa in the early 19th Century. It should be recalled that prior to the time of Shaka, there was only a loose confederation of tribal families on the great expanse off the Dark Continent. They had evolved to the civilized state of waging wars of submission rather than subjugation. That is to say, they engaged only in ritual combat until one side was too tired to continue. The remnants of these battles can still be seen in ritual combat dances performed at certain rites of male passage.
It was Shaka who put the real blood back into warfare. And, rose to fame as the ruler of an empire using:
Shaka was an effective war leader but was also very cruel, violent and despotic, which ultimately led to his demise. In the aftermath of his death in 1828, the Zulu kingdom changed rulers four times, clashing with the Boers and finally fighting the British in the 6-month Anglo-Zulu War. Britain won, effectively ending the Zulu empire after only 50 years.
Shaka was a complex man. Hailed as a hero by some, and a villain by others, there is no doubt that he made his mark on South African history and created the foundation for the Zulu nation that exists today.
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