Sigujana_kaSenzangakhona

Sigujana

Sigujana

King of the Zulu in 1816


Sigujana kaSenzangakhona (died 1816) was King of the Zulu people in 1816. He was the son of Senzangakhona kaJama and half-brother of Dingane kaSenzangakhona and Shaka kaSenzangakhona. He succeeded his father c. 1816.[1] His mother was Bhibhi kaSompisi. Shortly after he became chief, he was murdered by his half-brother, Shaka. It is disputed whether Shaka had him assassinated,[1] or Shaka himself killed Sigujana by stabbing him.[2] His birth date is unknown, but he died in 1816, shortly after he had become King.


References

  1. Lipschutz, Mark R.; Rasmussen, R. Kent (1986). "Senzangakhona". Dictionary of African Historical Biography (2nd ed.). University of California Press. p. 213. ISBN 0-520-06611-1.
  2. Eldredge, Elizabeth A. (2014). The Creation of the Zulu Kingdom, 1815–1828. Cambridge University Press. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-1-107-07532-0.
Preceded by Zulu King
1816
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