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Queen Nandi ‘mother of Shaka Zulu’ buried with ten maidens alive to care for her

  Nandi (c. 1760 – October 10, 1827) was a daughter of Bhebhe, a former chief of the Langeni nation and the mother of the famous Shaka, King of the Zulus. One of the greatest African military leaders. In 1760, Queen Nandi Bhebhe was born in Melmoth. Her father was Bhebhe chief of Elangeni. The people of Elangeni (Mhlongo) had …

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Kingdom of Aksum, the African Iron Age Kingdom [1st Century CE]

The African kingdom of Axum (also known as Aksum) was established in the 1st century CE, situated on the northern edge of the highlands of the Red Sea coast just above the Horn of Africa, flourished between the 3rd and 6th centuries CE, and then existed as a much smaller political entity into the 8th century CE. Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, …

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The Kingdom of Kongo [1390–1857]

The Kongo kingdom is one of the kingdoms that flourished in the 1300s (14th century). We touch on the history of countries such as Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo when we talk about the history of the Kingdom of Kongo today. It is recorded that the Kingdom of Congo was one of the most powerful kingdoms in …

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