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CHAPTER 0 lE
AN OUTLINE OF THE ZULU DYNASTY
Mpande Ka Senzangakhona was the third in succession in the dynasty of
"martial" kings in South-east Africa whose military genius transformed
simple and servile clans into a powerful Zulu nation. Before the
formation of such a nation, each clan was bound together by an
affectionate reverence for its inkosi (chief)., It could be said that under
such circumstances people were devoid of bellicose tendencies and lived
much more in peace and content. The Zulu clan was one of about 100
small clans scattered over the land under separate amakhosi (chiefs).'
The Zulu clan had its genesis from the north of Mhlathuze river and were
not originally part of the "Nguni" people. They were called amaNtungwa
by the Qwabe clan because they remained in the north' The Zulu people
used to arrive in the Qwabe clan with indungulu (hyparrhenia hirta) and
ikhathazo (malaria preventative) medicines, and say on arrival, "ofe
, J
R.J. Mann: The Zulus and Boors ofSouth Africa - a fragment of recent history, pp. 30 ­
66; J.SA, Vol. 3, Evidence of Mkebheni, 17 September 1921, pp. 198-9; J.S.A., Vol.
4, Evidence ofMtshayankomo, II January 1922, p. 115.
Ibid., p. 30, 198-9, 115.
K.C., Smart Papers, file 61, Notebook 45, Evidence of Mabhonsa, 20 December 1900,
pp.2-3.