Shaka Zulu & The History of the Zulu Kingdom Documentary
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You need show maps like they do on the armies and generals channel it was hard to keep up with different sides
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Meanwhile Shaka was conquering other local tribes, killing his own people, enslaving them, and selling them to the other peoples who had become world travelers. Shaka Zulu was a curse to His people, NOT A BLESSING!
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I'm a Bantu from eastern Kenya 😊....my granny was among the Bantus who came by the sea to settle in Mombasa then eventually her family ended up in Meru ,Kenya...very interesting to see these pictures coz our ancestors dressed that way❤ live long Africa 🙏 granny used to tell us they came from (Mboa)in our language: boar...she was born in 1902 and lived for 100yrs..love you granny,may your soul continue resting in peace until I see you again
tell me more. i didn't know this about meru people
I am a very PROUD ZULU from South Africa and I would like to state that I believe SHAKA ZULU WAS AN “AFRICAN HERO” and NOT some blood-shedding psychopath as the end of your video clip questioned. I was also surprised to discover that not a single Black South African person was present in compiling this clip, which is sad…as it could given you a more solid understanding of the Zulus from a different perspective! Nevertheless, WELL DONE for telling this iconic story - much appreciated!🙌🏾🙏🏽🎉💕
They have violence in their blood.
@@pamelaayieta6071 And the White Settlers didn’t…? And the Idi Amins didn’t…? Seriously…🙄 Violence in his blood or not, he was still a phenomenal leader, irregardless! 🥳
So you don't think shaka killed a lot?
This was a beautifully told story. The older I've gotten, the more I've realised how much context matters. These accounts were recorded by people viewing through an outside lens, there's no way they would've understood the intricate details of the culture and what was going on. Even though they were embedded in the community, there's a level of understand you get of a culture and its customs only if you were born in it and raised by it. In a way, it's almost like a special language only certain people know and understand. I wish we could have more mainstream documentaries on the history of amaZulu like we're told by the elderly people(Zulu) in our families. When you watch these documentaries(where the historic events are narrated by someone of a different culture about a culture that is foreign to them), you must always remember that you're only learning about one side of the story, not the entire story.
Just like the “discovery” of America. Spaniards tells stories of civilizing savages and natives tell stories of murders and genocide from white conquerors
My goodness I said the same thing too, and you did a good job by getting into detail
Yes
Before I read these comments, I came to the same conclusion!!!
Hey but I never overstand how we where overwhelmed why cause whotes had guns or 💯’s of blood hounds or was it the alcohol we where stronger faster greater mighty people back then I think we where greater then ,then we are now like how it’s god’z curse to us
I am Ethiopian 🇪🇹 and I come before you, with no witness against me, to let it be known that I humbly salute you, the mighty and honorable people of the Zulu Empire. 'From my Lips to Gods Ear', I swear to whatever powers that be, if I could be anything but Ethiopian, I would want to be AmaZulu. For YOU, the noble 'People of Heaven', much like my people of Imperial Ethiopia, categorically defeated overwhelming European forces in defence of our common and beloved mother...'Mother Africa'. As such, Ethiopians and Zulus alike, 'Stand as One', not merely as brothers...but 'Brothers in Arms'. May your glory never fade, and your story never end. From my Heart to Yours 🫶🏿 from an Ethiopian with Love 💚💛❤️
May peace be to Ethiopia and Eritrea so they may live as neighbors in peace and prosperity ✊🙏👍💪
Zephaniah 2:12 ye Ethiopians also shall be slang by the sword
Ethiope is going to slavery
Ethiopia must convert to Islam. Part of Ethiopia belongs to Somalia
🇭🇹 🇭🇹🇭🇹
The main color photo/portrait you have of Shaka is actually the South African actor, the brilliant Henry Cele, who played Shaka in the movie series Shaka Zulu.
👍🏿👍🏿
It was brilliant! I remember the fabulous theme tune.
Absolutely true
A brilliant movie
I am amazed at the way the narrator pronounces everything so perfectly! It makes me want to learn my roots even more. Thank you!
Lol he's pronunciation was off
He tried his best 😂
However perfectly is a bit of an overstatement
@@lindtmnguni9897 Then his accent fooled me, lol
I love the orator's tone. Just one issue, as a Zulu...the pronunciation of names and places. Had I not known the history myself, I wouldn't understand what/who was being mentioned.
King Shaka was ahead of his time and was a man of driven principle, it is his heritage that makes us proud to be Zulu till this day BAYEDE!!!
...he was a genocidal ruler
Yup... explains a lot.
Ahead of his time, how so...?
@@LowTempDabr lies, he was a good king
Aye axe men !!! Egede!! 🪓
This is superb, thank you. Henry Cele was brilliant in the Shaka Zulu mini-series, which was quite clever for it's time.
I agree.
He was a professional soccer goalie, who turned actor. What an actor he turned out to be.
He made the role of Chaka his own.
@@MrLRankin2 using shoe polish on his hair to look younger?....
I've been frightened of the Bantu/Zulu tribes ever since this movie. An old strategy computer game had them as a nation that had unique strengths and could deviate you if you're not paying attention.
... 'Rise of Nations'
This is simple YOU'RE ARE JUST BUYING A WIFE!!!!
Cele was a legend he will always Shaka Zulu
Brilliant! As a fellow South African, I'm shocked at how few people actually know it's rich and vibrant history other than the tragedy and struggle of 100 years...
Yes. Kept from us “negros” in USA long ago. Fascinating stuff. Gotta research. 🙏🏿
Yess.
Yes, I agree.
Shaka was definitely ahead of his time. His efforts to build a large Zulu nation were simply inspired and inspite of Cetshwayo's defeat at Ulundi actually helped preserve the Zulu nation as we know it today. He may have been a power hungry warlord, but all large empires across the world and the ages have been built by power hungry warlords. Europeans, especially the British know this more than most, evident by their desire to try and dismantle the Zulu nation as covered in this piece.
Mbulazi omnyama 🙏
@@tumelomtimkulu5584 Asibonge 🙏🏽
Futhi asethembe ukuthi isizwe sakwaZulu siyoma njalo! 💪🏽
Ahead of his time, but about 10,000 years behind the Europeans.
You know the uk only started winning battles in 1780 until then they were useless.
they were pillaged and conquered Africa and then proceeds to claim their birthright is South Africa. They have less right than the dutch who settled and built. Zulus destroy. evident in modern day south arica.
Loved the tv miniseries...Henry Cele was excellent for the role of Shaka. I saved a little solid black female kitten. The little kitten fought so hard against all odds to live....I named her Nandi...after Shaka's mother...because she too fought so hard to live.
Actually Shaka's birthname was Sgidi kaSenzangakhona; the name Shaka was used to tease him, and he later embraced it when he came to power.
We mention his real name if you listen.
@@PeopleProfiles I heard you mention his real name was Shaka KaSenzangakhona instead of Sgidi KaSenzangakhona; great video though and thank you 👍🏾
Tshaka was an insult…means beetle 🪲
exactly. His birth name is Sigidi.
@@PeopleProfiles no you didn't
Thanks for covering this but you must know Lobola is not wife buying. There is a deeper meaning to it but to simplify it was a type of life insurance. Since men married multiple women, if the man died, it wouldn’t be sustainable for his family to look after so many children all at once. So the cattle, which were used in lobola and would have by then multiplied, would be used to care for the wife and her children when she needed to go back home.
Great comment
Almost every culture around the world had this, even in ancient Europe and Asia, but they called it a Wedding Dowry
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Lobola is dowry in Zulu.
U speak of it in past tense this still exists and is tradition in all African countries
@@Media-mn4nl Yes it is still practiced but speaking for my particular culture, I believe it being used as a type of life insurance is no longer the case. Perhaps in some of the African cultures but I feel in mine specifically, that meaning has been lost
I bought this mini series at least 20yrs ago.
I still have it. I still watch it once or twice a year.. Henry Cele was Phenomenal...
Part 4 is in my playstation right now
My pops put me on Shaka Zulu when I was Lil
If Shaka lived longer the Zulu kingdom was going to be well prepared for the British inversion....cause in wars that came after Shaka's death the Zulus faught using Shaka's battle tactics to show that he was the strategist they needed to teach them more about warfare!!
Those tactics had not changed by the time the Zulu defeated the British at Isandlhwana. Modern weapons and an understanding of Zulu tactics led to their eventual defeat at Ulundi
I FULLY AGREE WITH YOU
Mind you King Shaka learned those battle tactics from his time as a foot soldier in the Mthethwa regiments, Shaka should only be credited with the introduction of the "dagger" spear.
@@cl0udbr3ak Interesting. I suppose you could say great tactics will only get you so far when a great leader is absent.
He was trash
I'm Zulu myself, like the way you pronounce the names!
Public TV had a series on him. It was fascinating. They should play the film again.
The long-throwing spear was known as Umkonto...the short-stabbing spear is what Shaka invented and it was known as Assegai...Iklwa is a name Shaka invented and it was incorporated into the Zulu Vocabulary...it was called Iklwa because it was more onomatopoeic it mimicked or depicted the stabbing sound and the retrieval sound of the Assegai
Could not get enough of the Shaka Zulu miniseries as a kid, your fantastic documentary has refreshed my interest.
They’re making a new series of Shaka to be released in 2023.
The entire series is here on TH-cam, if ya wanna see it again! Just saw it some months back & the quality wasnt bad. And Henry Cele was incomparable as Shaka! That voice, damn! 🥰
Yes I did too✅
@@rachelkristine4669 isn't he🥰👍🏼
My most fav line.
Shaka: If what they say it's true, then their Isangoma possesses powers we cannot ignore, I want those powers at my service!
gotta respect the dedication to pronouncing the clicks
It's that dedication that made me subscribe 👍🏽
@@zamiletshali8926 same
hell yah. i was thinking the same.
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So true, the best narrator thus far. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This is by far the best and most detailed documentary of King Shaka Zulu.👏👏👏
He's not a king he's trash
Enjoying a Sunday afternoon piece of history.
Beautiful coverage. Thank you ... I am Zulu & we have pride to be called such even in 21st century largely due to Shaka. We honour & respect him as a kingdom
Lol he was a murderer of african natives, why on earth would u be proud of such a man?
@First 4 Ladie's B Camp exactly!
What is there to respect about Shaka? He could be brutal to other Africans but could not be Ruthless against Europeans. They eventually never stop coming in and started Apartheid. South Africa is pretty much a European country.
Brutality by the Zulu and Ndebeles is exaggerated as always by the British whom themselves are thugs or savages barbarians when it comes to war and consequence
@@ivorysteele thought he fought the Europeans?
I’m doing my 8th grade presentation on this! Really helped me with research! Thank you!!! ❤
Be careful where you get your information from. His research is based thoroughly on colonizers and not from Native South Africans. I see contradictions. You may want to get the book Myth of Iron Shaka in History where you'll get excerpts from actual tribe affiliates. TH-cam can actually cause laziness. I'm not saying you, but there's too many people believing what is being said wholeheartedly with this TH-cam documentary because it sounds good.
Success to you. 👏🏿💕
His army was disciplined at his time. Even if you are powerful, peace and compromise with neighbouring kingdoms (according to the video, he once did that) is vital for a long reign. Thank you for this insight.
Oh! What an incredible history for Nguni people by an intelligent interpreter!🙏
Impressive how beautiful the narrator pronounced the native words
This is an excellent and well balanced documentary. For me Shaka Zulu was one of those powerful, ruthless, driven leaders who would stand out and naturally become an icon for the native African peoples. Everyone needs a hero.
This documentary emphasises the truth that Black or White, European or African, human nature is the same. When it comes to using politics, guile or force to grab whatever it is that you might want, there is no difference. Regrettably perhaps the European was better at it than the Native African, Native American, and a host of unfortunate others.
As for the mental imbalance suffered by Shaka towards the end of his life, This burnout (I suppose you could call it) has been seen in more recent times in the lives of other similarly ruthless leaders, Comrade Stalin, and Her Hitler to name but two.
Many years ago I watched Shaka Zulu tv series. An amazing but ruthless man.
Thanks for this excellent video.
It's on TH-cam
Shaka Zulu will be play by Ryan gosling
Military genius in modern Africa! Great video, but one thing I dont like is comparing European invasion and cruelty in Africa with Shaka's cruelty against his own people, I dont know what the agenda here? But definitely not the same thing.
Exactly
Yep! Same as they compare African slavery to western slavery of Africans.
Shaka Zulu has his place in history and is to be Admired!*
Hell no! He's trash
The last question asked, "What do you think of Shaka's reign?". The answer is that many things can be true at once. Things that look contradictory on the surface can be simultaneously true. In one breath, Shaka was a tyrannical warlord and in another breath, there were those who consider him a hero. We all embody contradictions all the time. This can be said with most leaders of the world who once ruled people. Resist labelling and try to explore the beauty that lies in life's nuances.
Well said. Everything does have a context to it.
These people, in the form of the narrator, are biased and they are projecting their own evils on the Bantu King and his people.
@@MrLRankin2 Why are you of the belief that African kings were or are any different to any other king or queen? Why is it so hard for people like you to accept that black people are just like everyone else and that they are not somehow better and purer than any other. It's ridiculous black supremistist ideology. No race is exempt from human traits, unless of course you think black people above humans traits. The truth is he was just like any other king, expanding his empire...he did so by subjugating others or illuminating them. I guess you also deny African kings and chief's involvement in the slave trade as well huh? It's the old 'noble tribesman' trope which is the real lie.
@@rancidsa You're also projecting. I never said that any of our Kings and Queens are any better than any other Kings and Queens. The evidence for that is quite clear. I simply stated what the narrator was doing. If you are Black, then you have no doubt seen such projections in your own professional life, or that of other Black People in the work force. Racism in the work place is not dead.
If you're Black, then be careful. Sometimes their projection is for nefarious, slight of hand reasons. For example, "Those Africans are always fighting and performing coups". They don't say that they instigated those coups just because they would be able to grab your resources while you are busy fighting your own.
@@MrLRankin2 your comment is in response to the original commenter who is actually from South Africa judging by his username, I know because I'm also from South Africa, so who are you to tell a South African black person about their own country's history?? I love how you use the collective term "Bantu" for Shaka and his people when black people from South Africa don't call themselves "the Bantu people"....Bantu comes from the Zulu word Abantu, which means people, in Zulu it could mean any group of people anywhere or just people in general....if u knew anything about Africa, you'd know that what you call "the Bantu people" is made up of multiple ethnic groups and in our country South Africa they collectively call themselves the "Nguni people" when they first migrated here, but splintered off into multiple tribes such as the Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Venda, Tswana, Swati, Tsonga, Shona, Ndebele peoples.... King Shaka was the ruler of the Zulu tribe, and the tribe itself takes their name from him because he founded their empire through military conquests....so to refer to him as the ruler of The Bantu people is incorrect and as I mentioned before Bantu is a colonial term, so you're calling out Western bias while using Western terms too
Brutal and brilliant with no mercy. I am just finishing Michener's
"The Covenant". A great read for those interested in South Africa. Thank you!
what about hilter killed 30 million of innocent people shaka didn't listened by people he was trying to unite black people in Africa bad luckily he didn't due the arrival of white even white they don't know him face to face
One of my favorite author. Chesapeake was my favorite. Read every book
Read most of those back in the 80's..
My dad had me read books on a list.. 1 or 2, depending on my infraction.. grounding is hard to enforce when travelling for business.
He would ask me questions about the books with the warning "Cliffs Notes" wont work.. he only assigned what he had read..
I could go out.. but the quiz was scheduled.. hehe.. 😉🙂
Brutal, yeah but brilliant? No.
He killed indiscriminately,women and children.Murderer.
I was so impressed by the narrator and the correct use of click consonants. American born and raised, I suck at it. 😅 Interesting documentary.
I know the Zulu culture fairly well considering I am Italian American. I married to a Zulu from KZN (near Dundee); got married on her grandmother's farm; paid Lebola and owned a flat at the point in Durban.
@DonnellxxOkaforNigerians? I hear there was hardly any crime before 1994
Ruthlessness aside, his accomplishments were very impressive. He built the Zulu into a power Empire and war machine.
@@S.J.L Maybe Alexander, Ceaser, Ganghis Khan, etc. Most historical leaders would look like absolute lunatics if you compared them to modern standards.
Ruthlessness on whose standards. The tribal wars were limited to protecting one's family not greed ..that was displayed by Europeans of wanting to conquer the whole world...
@@alexissimpson5819 exactly people like to lionize alexander the great and ceasure then demonize others weird
You are right Shaka learnt the battle formation from the Mtetwa BUT, he used far more effectively than any other
This historical account is magnificent. I watched the original series in 1986 and was absolutely mesmerized and totally in awe of Henry Cele, an absolutely phenomenal actor.
IM AN AMERICAN....THANK YOU SHAKA FOR BEING A TRUE WARRIOR,, HENRY CELE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE BELOVED AS WELL... FROM EAST TEXAS I NEVER KNEW ONE THING ABOUT SHAKA ZULU TILL THE MINISERIES THAT WAS BEAUTIFULLY DONE... ..BUM, BUM,BUM.BUM.BUM.WE ARE GROWING, GROWING HIGHER AND HIGHER,, HERE THE CHILDREN, HERE THE CHILDREN, THEY ARE TALKING TO YOU, HERE THE WIND BLOW, HERE THE WIND BLOW, IT CALLS YO NAME.....
Great Video. Well Done wrapping your Tongue around some of those names.
When at Trade School (Lithographic Printing) in London. Our class included a Guy from Natal. Strangely
we became friends with a Fondness for
Soul/Dance/Disco music Girls and Booze too..! He was Great fun, even with his Tribal Scars to his Face and Torso.
My Mother nearly Died with shock when I took him home to Stay for the Weekend. But his Smile would Melt Stone.
Sadly I lost touch with him. And Always wonder how he Faired as a Printer back in Natal..? If indeed he Returned, he really liked Uk's nightlife..!!
Brave and Strong I am sure, Where ever he went..!
Cheers Kim in Oz. 😎
Fun fact. The Zulus had more guns than the British in the Battle of Isandlwana, and most other battles. Around 1 in 5 Zulus were armed with a gun. By the end of 1879 over 20,000 guns were in circulation within Zululand.
Allot of Zulus didnt know how to shoot straight or accurate either they would shoot once or twice then throw their guns and pick up their spear and shields and do what they did best...So they still killed the British with hand to hand combat while the British had guns...Zulus fought like men the British fought like hoes
Lies
You are lying 😱
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Nope. Fact. Zulus had been trading for guns for ages. Every battle of the the 1879 Anglo Zulu War involved considerable Zulu gunfire.
@@lyndoncmp5751it's funny how you always come up with these numbers and the question still remains.. Who was doing the counting? My direct ancestor who was uthulwane regiment fought in all the 1879 battles against the british and fought during the Civil War all the way to Bhambatha rebellion where he was ultimately killed by the british in his old age. In all his fighting he only managed to get his hands on the gun during Bhambatha rebellion hence to say Zulus had large amounts of guns it's a lie.
The bull horns tactic that was created by Shaka Zulu was adopted by the US military,and many others.
Hmmm no... double encirclement had been used in Europe for centuries before Shaka was even born...
@@costa200 *Europeans flooded the intire Contenant of Africa to learn from us and,contenue to learn from us. The European should learn how to be appreciative but it is not in their culture.
@@Crudeoil794 Of all the reasons Europeans had to go to Africa, I've never seen learning with the natives as one mentioned.
@@costa200 That's because they refused to admit that they take ideas whether it be from African, Asia, or Americas Native. The Europeans always want to make it seems they learn everything on their own. Ok, let's play the naive game and claim all things come from Europeans.
@@KarlaJammin Don’t be naive and bashful, call it what it is which is stealing. They are known for doing this and taking all the credit.
Well researched work. Lobola, however is not literally bride price though cattle/money paid- it is some appreciation of the bride and the family and also to "bind" the two families together as relatives and to say: Thank you to the brides parents
Hello 👋 how are you doing? Hope you’re having a good day I was dropping a comment when I come across your profile, I liked what you shared , but we are not friends . May the lord be with you and your family 🙏🕊
My Ancestors of both the Qwabe and Mpondo tribes was part of the survivors. It's interesting how historical events influence our traditional spiritual beliefs.
Very well researched and summarized. 👏🏼👏🏼
What rich documentary of my people’s origin. Power hunger has always existed and will always haunt mankind. Would you please put this in book form ? I love it. It’s so detailed
Very good,especially your narrative,with outstanding pronunciation! Thanks for the upload!
My tribe was part of those who fled north and settled in central Africa now known as Zambia. Our traditional wear and language are so similar to South African culture and dilects. We are also very different from the tribes in our country.
Can you understand any South African languages besides English?
The general Ziguda and Zwangendaba migrated to the North.
hello im from south africa and im zulu i was watching a video the other day here on youtube , a documentary in zambia and i saw a road emergency sign written in ZULU which is my language and i was curious and i wanted to ask if there is any province ,region or village that has zulu speaking people?
@@mlekelelindimande7351 Yes they are the decedent's of Zwangendaba who migrated from kwaZulu to the North in 200 years ago.
come back home
Well documented on this documentary. Much encouragement, as well as finding his worth. Believing that he had to prove that despite being born out of wedlock, his knowledge and abilities to protect, teach and conduct the framework of fighting tactics stand a strong force to contend with. Loved the ministries as well. Continue with such great biographies and documentaries
Wow! An insightful part of history that few South African's [black or white] know about.
I really enjoy this channel! Thank you
Interesting both Shaka and Genus khan both were outcasts. Makes you wonder if they might have been different should they have been settled in a happy home in a safe place. Also he was killed very much in the same way as Caesar.
Who is Khan?
@@nobuhlendlangamandla4943 Genghis Khan the Mongol warrior king that established the Mongol empire
I and the public know what a school children learn. Those to whom evil is done do evil in return.
@@rexadebayo3380 I don't know what you mean by that, but you have to admit they were both leaders that expanded their empires and made their Nations strong.
@@philm3509 These men had evil done to them when they were young and the did evil in return when they became strong.
I'd like to see a movie or new series on this subject, a realistic, unflinching historical portrayal with modern film techniques and technologies.
Shaka ilembe
A new King Shaka series is coming soon. It promises to be a hit. Look out for it.
I watched this mini series in 86 when it came out, then bought the video collection years later. I named my 4 month old bluenose pitbull Nandi and she's currently being trained in Swahili not English. Chaka's mother was QUEEN OF QUEENS. Chaka was king of kings.
Wher u from
In our Zulu culture, it's an insult to name a dog with a person's. It's not a good gesture at all to us. Nandi would be mad 😂
@@WakaBombo No disrespect to the queen mother intended. The name is ALSO Indian/Hindu so it belongs to no one, however people like the name and origins.
@@r8dr4lyf81The name Nandi does not mean the same thing in Africa as it does in Sanskrit, don't be disingenuous. One form of Nandi belongs to one group of people, the other form belongs to another group of people. Therefore, yes, that name belongs to someone, not to nobody. Your comment makes no sense, unless you're trying to deflect from being advised that what you've done is actually offensive? It's okay not to know things about other cultures, but copping out when you find out the truth of a thing is still copping out.
@@m.l.b.2908well said!
I thoroughly enjoyed this video, this channel is getting better and better 😀👍, Much respect to the narrator for his wonderful job pronouncing words from Bantu
This is an excellent documentary. So very interesting and well presented
A2w2w
We followed the Shaka Zulu series on TV it were brilliant and beautiful
Shaka Zulu was one of the great king s of the time which I would been much happier to leave in his day and years of ruling. He created and done unthinkable thing for his nation. And I strongly believe that if they had never betrayed him things wouldn't be like this
He was no a great king lol he was trash. A demon.
Lmao 😂😂
Shaka Zulu's story is a somewhat complex one...This was someone who was already an outcast from birth, his whole life especially the earlier years was all about proving his worth and trying to find relevance...So in a way, you can't really blame him for becoming what he was eventually because all through his life everything he wanted he had to fight to obtain it...In a parallel universe, he would have not been that way...But then again, we all would not have been intrigued yet shocked by such a historical figure.
Well said
really well said👏🏽
U must take into account, this Man was a genius!!!! His ability to take advantage of every instance was fantastic.
I see him as a Hero for his people. Too bad all Africa did not follow his lead!!!!
It Didn't fare well being nice nor accepting to greedy devils who wanted to steal their land & treat them as outsider. Usurping all that wasn't their inheritance.
Very profound insights🤔
No rock has the right way of life written on it in nature.
For me, the Story of Shaka Zulu resembles the classical story of "Violence-breeds-violence". Cast out as a youngling and stripped away of everything, the only lesson he got from his father is that the strong may do as they please and the weak are fated to die... so he did everything in his power to turn the tables and place himself in the position of absolute power and control. The problem here is that while doing that, one will come to think that others can do the same... so from this point on, the paranoid tyrant personality emerges.
I would very much love to see a TV series about the Zulu empire (not just during Shaka's rule). It has everything you would want from a historical saga... struggle, the rise of the fallen, war, betrayal, paranoia, power mania, struggle for control, etc.
I have it
Very! The Shaka Zulu series of 1987 is timeless
Thank you for the excellent work my friend. You have become my go to for biographical documentaries. Keep it up mate!
You should have well over a million subs every video is so detailed and well done.
The man the warrior the strength😮
This was a well put together, informative video. Well done!
I could listen to him say 'click' Wabi all day😄
Zulu is my role model growing up in jamaica
So much fun - lovely work. Thank you for sharing.
Well narrated. Thanks for sharing this beautiful history
It seems to me that start of Shaka Zulu "careere" was preaty much similar to that one of Genghis Khan
minus the horses :) and the steeling of his wife
Hardly fam he couldn't even over power the mpondo and Xhosa and the people in Lesotho kept their lands so ain't even close to Khan 💪🏿🙏🏿
@@bhekazingcobo4307 *You sound like a genocidal bantu Warrior.
Khan superior to zulu
Leonidas’s also but remember coincide is the root of coincidence
@5:54, in Zulu, there is no concept of purchasing a wife. It is "ilobolo" which is not a purchase price for a wife.
My favorite thing about the Zulus is their Advanced Sewer System! 👍
Although I don't know the month myself, he was born in a specific month which was predicted; which made the people believe he was a part of a prophecy about a king who would destroy the old ways and bring a new order, so to speak.
And he did that is the scary part just wow
July 17, 1787
Henry Cele played his part and GOD gave him a beautiful Face 🤜🏾🤛🏾💪🏾💪🏾💥🙌🏽✔.
He was a great king in his time
Great Video! Zulu History has always interested me and Shaka’s story is also very intriguing.
They need a total war or post scription version of these African Aegean wars. Maybe a dnd rpg game
Thank you so much for this video. It provides good knowledge of Shaka, the Zulus and advent of European colonialism in Africa
Well I've had full knowledge of Shaka Zulu since 86 when the miniseries came out it was one of my favorite movies of all time it's definitely an eye-opener and it is definitely some good history knowledge
The diary of Henry Francis Fynn is a good book
This is understandable thank you for taking your time and document this history for the world
Really enjoyed this video 😊 thx for sharing...
Hey fellas, thank you for the documentary. It's always a very interesting watch / listen. Please consider making a Napoleon documentary. He is afterall included in your intro. Much love.
I REMEMBER WATCHING THE MINISERIES DURING HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TIME IT REALLY CAUGHT MY INTEREST BUT AS I GOT OLDER AND AT ANY TIME IT WOULD COME ON T.V. IT WAS GRADUALLY CATCHING MY INTEREST NOW WITH TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND TH-cam I ENJOY WATCHING THE FULL SHOW WITHOUT COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTION LOL NOW THIS DOCUMENTARY OG SHAKA IT GIVES A DEEPER DETAIL OF SHAKA ZULU MAHALO FROM HAWAII 🌴🏄
Was soo cool hearing the clicks, I had to rewind on my TV and was shocked, I've been obsessed with Zulu warriors since I was around 4 years old, Im just a white English guy but as a kid I saw the Zulus as the good people and used to have my own shield and chanted along with them. Zulu still amazes me
Shaka Zulu was an African hero❤
My grandmother was a Zulu warrior. True story.
it’s impossible for your grandmother to be a Zulu warrior. maybe your great great great great grandmother was one but I’m sure your grandmother was born in the 1900’s
She was trash then
Wow ❤
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I saw the movie "Zulu"in1964.i didn't know much about the zulu situation at the time but I have done research and still researching. THE TRUTH IS COMING OUT.
The truth about what? The film Zulu portrays them as noble, brave and clever, with a sense of honour.
Jumbo! Mungu akubariki all of you
Shaka Zulu the movie that was inspired by the actual novel and the actual account of the Zulu nation was my favorite movie of all time along with roots
The horns didn't deploy out in front as your illustration shows but were held back until the chest made contact, then they would swing out and attempt to encircle the enemy with the loins held in reserve.
I remember him . My grandmother was afrocentric. As child we had pictures of him , also montanusa
Thank you for that!!! Enjoyed it tremendously and am sending to my youngest son(in college) because he and I are history buff dudes and love stuff like this!!
Shaka Zulu’s reformation made the Zulu like Sparta.
You did a great job on the pronunciations of the Zulu names and words, I imagine it's difficult if you're not a native speaker...I noticed some of the photographs you used in the beginning were of the Zulu King Cetshwayo as well and King Dinizulu who were the kings that followed long after Shaka
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KNOWLEDGE is The Greatest thing to Embrace,.
Part1, 2, 3 & 4 great film 5* must watch.
Stunningly beautiful country, Africa! And Shaka Zulu was truly an anathema to the British, who thought they could swoop in and take whatever they wished! Shaka would have none of that!
The million-dollar question was Shaka Zulu ruthless or was he being a leader? All leaders are ruthless directly or indirectly because they all have the same motive power. In my eyes, Zaka will always be a hero or better still a leader!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He’s both. A tyrant is necessary.
Ruthless according to whose standards. King Shaka lived in period of time where people lived for their kingdoms who were formed by a collective of families. it was all about strengthening and building the legacy of their kingdoms..
The Bull Horns formation reminds me of the Crane Wings formation Admiral Yi Sun-Shin used in Korea just over two centuries prior to the rise of the Zulus. Both formations were used to encircle the enemy and destroy them.
BTW, I’d love to see a video in Admiral Yi. He was a fascinating man.
This formation is a variation of the hammer and anvil formation. It is the use of a pinning force and a double envelopment mobile force to dispatch your enemies. Alexander the great was a master of it. He never lost with this time tested move.
Misuse of it is the reason Harold Godwineson lost to Willam of Normandy. Harold came with an anvil (A shied wall) but no hammer.
Shaka Zulu the movie is a classic and one of my favorites of all time.i remember first seeing it as a young girl and i was and still amazed at Shaka and Queen Nadi's Life.❤
I love ❤️ Shaka. He’s such an underrated military genius. Tho ruthless and cruel to his own people.
The African vlad the impaler
IT must be something with you young people and the word UNDERRATED!... Basically YOUR saying YOU didn't know much about something or SOMEONE!!..
@@cchoice4919 Hey man I’m not that young and I love history that’s all I got to say
I would disagree, Microwave. Amongst the ranks of the British military, Shaka was justifiably very highly rated as a formidable adversary on the battlefield, including his successors who largely applied Shaka's military tactics. When _"on a level playing field",_ the British repeatedly failed miserably, as famously evidenced at the Battle of Isandlwana. And of course, Shaka's "ruthless cruelty" pales to insignificance in comparison to Stalin, Mao Zedong, Hitler, and present day Xi Jinping.....
He was ruthless to a point just like rulers of the entire world, from early European kings within the 7 kingdoms, Roman Caesars, Jewish Kings, Sultans and lists goes on. In war it serves its purpose, and colonizers write tainted history. Now, that being said, you conquer and kill what you around and rule with an iron hand, so why perpetuate that perception of T'shaka without acknowledging that? Don't praise on one hand and then contradict yourself. If you're black you understand what I mean, if you're white oh well don't take offense.