uMgungundlovu
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mgungundlovu, Mahlogovu, Umkungunhlovu, Dingane's Kraal
thumb|right|270px|The rebuilt black isigodlo at uMgungundlovu, with the great audience hut at centre. The oval-shaped kraal enclosed the open area.
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- Locality
- Ulundi Local Municipality
- Region
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Country
- South Africa
- Population
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7 sectionsContents
- Description
- Encampment ({{Transliteration|zu|iKhanda}})
- Royal enclosure
- Execution hill
- Retief massacre
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thumb|right|270px|The rebuilt black isigodlo at uMgungundlovu, with the great audience hut at centre. The oval-shaped kraal enclosed the open area.
uMgungundlovu was the royal capital of the Zulu King Dingane (reigned 1828–1840) and one of several military complexes () which he maintained. He established his royal kraal in 1829 in the eMakhosini valley against Lion hill (Singonyama), just south of the White Umfolozi River.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “uMgungundlovu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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