List of Zulu kings

Updated on Oct 13, 2024

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Style His Majesty First monarch Shaka kaSenzangakhona Website zulumonarch.org		Heir apparent Not designated Residence Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal

The following is a list of Zulu kings, which includes Zulu chieftains and kings from their earliest known history up to the present time.

Chieftains of the Zulus (Pre–c. 1727)

Mnguni

Malandela kaLuzumana

Zulu kaMalandela, founder of the clan

Gumede kaZulu

Phunga kaGumede

Mageba kaGumede (c. 1667 – c. 1745), son of Gumede, chief of the Zulu clan from c. 1727 to c. 1745

Ndaba kaMageba, son of Mageba, chief of the Zulu clan from c. 1745 to 1763

Jama kaNdaba (c. 1757–1781), son of Ndaba, chief of the Zulu clan from 1763 to 1781

Senzangakhona kaJama (c. 1762–1816), son of Jama, chief of the Zulu clan from 1781 to 1816

Sigujana kaSenzangakhona, son of Senzangakhona, chief of the Zulu clan c. 1816

Zulu Kingdom (Independent, 1816–1879)

Zululand (Dependency, 1883–present)

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