UHamu kaNzibe

uHamu kaNzibe or Hamu kaNzibe[1] (c. 1834–1887) was a zulu renegade, half-brother and great rival of king Cetshwayo.[2]

History

Although uHamu was the eldest son of Mpande, he stood far behind Cetshwayo in the succession because his mother had not been selected as Mpande's "Great Wife".[3] inKosi of the Ngenetsheni people, he opened negotiations with the British in the late 1878, joining Evelyn Wood's forces.[4] To punish him Cetshwayo sent his impi to destroy his district which led to the third zulu civil war.

After the battle of Hlobane, the prince uHamu and his followers surrendered to Evelyn Wood in Kambula.[5]

See also

References
  1. Carolyn Hamilton, Terrific Majesty: The Powers of Shaka Zulu and the Limits of Historical invention, Harvard University Press, 1998, p.82
  2. Ian Knight, By The Orders Of The Great White Queen: An Anthology of Campaigning in Zululand, Greenhill Books, 1992
  3. Coronation of a Zulu King
  4. John Laband, Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars, p.194
  5. Ken Gillings, Discovering the Battlefields of the Anglo-Zulu War, 2014
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