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150: 89:. A cairn was set up in 1864 demarking the new border, but when in 1865 Umtonga again fled from Zululand to Natal, Cetywayo, seeing that he had lost his part of the bargain (for he feared that Umtonga might be used to supplant him as Mpande had been used to supplant Dingane), caused the cairn to be removed. This became the "Disputed Land" that led in part to the 68:
Then Mpande's son Umtonga asserted himself, but in turn felt the wrath of Cetshwayo. In 1861 after Cetshwayo ordered the deaths of his half-brothers, sons of Mpande's favorite wife Nomantshali; Umtonga took the hint and fled to northwest Zululand, which under agreements of 1852 and 1854 made by
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was rife, even during his lifetime; he lived until 1872. Although uHamu was the eldest son of Mpande, he was not favored by his father, and Zulu succession would be determined by whose mother was eventually selected as Mpande's "Great Wife". Mpande first favored Umtonga, then groomed
77:. Cetshwayo offered the Boers an additional strip of land along the border if they would surrender his brother, but they did so under the condition that Cetshwayo wouldn't kill him. Mpande signed a deed making over the land to the Boers. The southern boundary of that strip ran from 138:. In retribution, Cetshwayo subsequently sent an army unit to destroy the Ngenetsheni villages and cattle, thus setting the stage for the Third Zulu Civil War of 1883–1884. 130:) until 1879. In late 1878, uHamu opened negotiations with the British hoping to get their support for his taking the Zulu throne. In March 1879, he joined 280: 251: 115:, who lived in northwestern Zululand, including formerly in the "Disputed Land". As eldest he had inherited it from his uncle Nzibe, the senior son of 425: 369: 340: 308: 225: 96:
In order to forestall his rivals, chief among whom were his half brothers Umtonga and uHama, Cetshwayo invited the British, in the person of
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The Washing of the Spears: A History of the Rise of the Zulu Nation Under Shaka and Its Fall in the Zulu War of 1879
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and the death of Mbuyazi, and several of Mpande's other sons. At this point, if not sooner, Cetshwayo became the
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uHamu fought alongside Cetshwayo. He remained a member of the Zulu royal council (
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Terrific Majesty: The Powers of Shaka Zulu and the Limits of Historical invention
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Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa
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king, although King Mpande continued the ceremonial duties.
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was a better choice. This rivalry led in 1856 to the
387:Discovering the Battlefields of the Anglo-Zulu War 295:Meredith, Martin (2008). "The Washing of Spears". 322: 320: 299:. London: Simon & Schuster. pp. 85–94, 360:. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p.  331:. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p.  119:. He maintained his stronghold at kwaMfemfe. 8: 284:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 255:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 327:Laband, John (2009). "Ngenetsheni people". 51:to succeed him, but finally decided that 186:, Harvard University Press, 1998, p.82 175: 358:Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars 329:Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars 42:Rivalry between the sons of Zulu king 356:Laband, John (2009). "Hamu kaNzibe". 26:(c. 1834–1887) was a Zulu chieftain, 7: 100:, to his September 1873 coronation. 220:. Random House. pp. 190–199. 14: 148: 1: 426:People of the Anglo-Zulu War 69:Mpande, was occupied by the 103:Under Zulu succession law ( 452: 431:19th-century Zulu people 30:and great rival of king 281:Encyclopædia Britannica 252:Encyclopædia Britannica 214:Morris, Donald (1994). 204:, Greenhill Books, 1992 385:Gillings, Ken (2014). 57:Battle of Ndondakusuka 124:Second Zulu Civil War 170:Notes and references 98:Theophilus Shepstone 156:South Africa portal 182:Carolyn Hamilton, 113:Ngenetsheni people 85:to a point on the 371:978-0-8108-6078-0 342:978-0-8108-6078-0 310:978-0-7432-8614-5 227:978-0-7126-6105-8 164:Battle of Hlobane 73:, who knew it as 443: 395: 394: 382: 376: 375: 353: 347: 346: 324: 315: 314: 292: 286: 285: 263: 257: 256: 238: 232: 231: 211: 205: 195: 189: 180: 158: 153: 152: 151: 75:Utrecht district 451: 450: 446: 445: 444: 442: 441: 440: 401: 400: 399: 398: 384: 383: 379: 372: 355: 354: 350: 343: 326: 325: 318: 311: 294: 293: 289: 274:, ed. (1911). " 270: 264: 260: 245:, ed. (1911). " 241: 239: 235: 228: 213: 212: 208: 196: 192: 181: 177: 172: 154: 149: 147: 144: 111:(chief) of the 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 449: 447: 439: 438: 433: 428: 423: 418: 413: 403: 402: 397: 396: 377: 370: 348: 341: 316: 309: 287: 272:Chisholm, Hugh 258: 243:Chisholm, Hugh 233: 226: 206: 190: 174: 173: 171: 168: 167: 166: 160: 159: 143: 140: 91:Anglo-Zulu War 39: 36: 16:Zulu chieftain 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 448: 437: 434: 432: 429: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 412: 409: 408: 406: 392: 388: 381: 378: 373: 367: 363: 359: 352: 349: 344: 338: 334: 330: 323: 321: 317: 312: 306: 302: 298: 291: 288: 283: 282: 277: 273: 268: 267:public domain 262: 259: 254: 253: 248: 244: 237: 234: 229: 223: 219: 218: 210: 207: 203: 199: 194: 191: 188: 185: 179: 176: 169: 165: 162: 161: 157: 146: 141: 139: 137: 134:'s forces at 133: 129: 125: 120: 118: 117:Senzangakhona 114: 110: 107:), uHamu was 106: 101: 99: 94: 92: 88: 84: 83:Buffalo River 80: 79:Rorke's Drift 76: 72: 66: 64: 63: 58: 54: 50: 45: 37: 35: 33: 29: 25: 21: 20:uHamu kaNzibe 411:1830s births 386: 380: 357: 351: 328: 296: 290: 279: 261: 250: 236: 216: 209: 201: 193: 183: 178: 127: 121: 104: 102: 95: 67: 60: 41: 28:half-brother 24:Hamu kaNzibe 23: 19: 18: 436:Zulu chiefs 416:1887 deaths 132:Evelyn Wood 122:During the 421:Zulu kings 405:Categories 389:. p.  198:Ian Knight 53:Cetshwayo 32:Cetshwayo 276:Zululand 247:Zululand 142:See also 62:de facto 301:page 87 269::  240:FN4 to 136:Kambula 128:iBandla 105:ukuvuza 87:Pongola 81:on the 49:Mbuyazi 38:History 368:  339:  307:  224:  109:inKosi 44:Mpande 71:Boers 366:ISBN 337:ISBN 305:ISBN 222:ISBN 391:106 362:109 333:194 278:". 249:". 22:or 407:: 364:. 335:. 319:^ 303:. 200:, 93:. 34:. 393:. 374:. 345:. 313:. 230:.

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half-brother
Cetshwayo
Mpande
Mbuyazi
Cetshwayo
Battle of Ndondakusuka
de facto
Boers
Utrecht district
Rorke's Drift
Buffalo River
Pongola
Anglo-Zulu War
Theophilus Shepstone
inKosi
Ngenetsheni people
Senzangakhona
Second Zulu Civil War
Evelyn Wood
Kambula
South Africa portal
Battle of Hlobane

Ian Knight
The Washing of the Spears: A History of the Rise of the Zulu Nation Under Shaka and Its Fall in the Zulu War of 1879
ISBN
978-0-7126-6105-8
Chisholm, Hugh
Zululand
Encyclopædia Britannica

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