List of Zulu kings

King of the Zulus
Ingonyama yamaZulu Isilo samaBandla
Provincial/State
Incumbent

Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu since 17 September 1968
Details
Style	His Majesty
Heir apparent	None
First monarch	Shaka kaSenzangakhona
Residence	Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal
Website	zulumonarch.org

For Zulu King of Mardi Gras, New Orleans, USA, see Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club#King of Zulu.

This List of Zulu kings gives a list of Zulu chieftains and kings^[1] from their earliest known history up to the current monarch.

Chieftains of the Zulus (Pre–c. 1727)

Chieftains of the Zulus (c. 1727–1816)

Mageba kaGumede (c. 1667 – c. 1745), son of Gumede, chief of the Zulu clan from c. 1727 to c. 1745
Ndaba kaMageba, son of Mageba, chief of the Zulu clan from c. 1745 to 1763
Jama kaNdaba (c. 1757–1781), son of Ndaba, chief of the Zulu clan from 1763 to 1781
Senzangakhona kaJama (c. 1762–1816), son of Jama, chief of the Zulu clan from 1781 to 1816
Sigujana kaSenzangakhona, son of Senzangakhona, chief of the Zulu clan c. 1816

Kings of the Zulus (1816–Present)

Zulu Kingdom (Independent, 1816–1879)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family
Shaka kaSenzangakhona	c. 1787 – 24 September 1828 (aged 41)	1816	24 September 1828	Half-brother of Sigujana kaSezangakhona	Zulu Royal Family
Dingane kaSenzangakhona	c. 1795 – 29 January 1840 (aged 45)	November 1828	29 January 1840	Half-brother of Shaka kaSenzangakhona	Zulu Royal Family
Mpande kaSenzangakhona	1798 – 18 October 1872 (aged 74)	10 February 1840	18 October 1872	Half-brother of Dingane kaSenzangakhona	Zulu Royal Family
Cetshwayo kaMpande (1st reign)	1834^[1] – 8 February 1884 (aged 52)	18 October 1872	28 August 1879	Son of Mpande kaSenzangakhona	Zulu Royal Family

Zululand (Dependency, 1883–Present)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family
Cetshwayo kaMpande (2nd reign)	1834^[1] – 8 February 1884 (aged 52)	29 January 1883	8 February 1884	Son of Mpande kaSenzangakhona	Zulu Royal Family
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo	1868 – 18 October 1913 (aged 45)	21 May 1884	18 October 1913	Son of Cetshwayo kaMpande	Zulu Royal Family
Solomon kaDinuzulu	1891 – 4 March 1933 (aged 42)	1 November 1913	4 March 1933	Son of Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo	Zulu Royal Family
Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon	(1924-08-04)4 August 1924 – 17 September 1968(1968-09-17) (aged 44)	27 August 1948	17 September 1968	Son of Solomon kaDinuzulu	Zulu Royal Family
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu	(1948-07-14) 14 July 1948	17 September 1968	Incumbent	Son of Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon	Zulu Royal Family

References

1 2 3 "Royal Zulu Monarch".

Monarchs of the Zulu Nation

Monarchs of Zululand	Mnguni Nkosinkulu Mdlani Luzumana Malandela kaLuzumana Ntombela kaMalandela Zulu kaNtombela Gumede kaZulu Phunga kaGumede Mageba kaGumede Ndaba kaMageba Jama kaNdaba Senzangakhona kaJama Sigujana kaSenzangakhona Shaka kaSenzangakhona Dingane kaSenzangakhona Mpande kaSenzangakhona Cetshwayo kaMpande

Under South African rule	Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo Solomon kaDinuzulu Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu

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