The Mfecane, also known by the Sesotho names Difaqane or Lifaqane (all meaning "crushing," "scattering," "forced dispersal," or "forced migration"), was...

settlement at Table Bay, and in 1795 and 1806, the British occupied it. The Mfecane, a period of significant upheaval, led to the formation of various African...

However, the notion of the mfecane or difaqane has been disputed by some scholars, notably Julian Cobbing. The Mfecane was initiated by Zwide and his...

number of battles. King Shaka's reign coincided with the start of the Mfecane/Difaqane ("upheaval" or "crushing"), a period of devastating warfare and...

so and were fairly prosperous. This equilibrium came to end during the Mfecane period, 1823–1843, when a succession of invading peoples from South Africa...

Sotho people have split into different clans over time as a result of the Mfecane (a series of wars and migrations that took place in the 19th century) and...

historian to attempt to discredit conventional historical beliefs about the 'Mfecane' - a period of wars during the 1820s and 1830s that resulted in the emergence...

colonialists in the Cape and increased militarisation of the Zulu resulted in the Mfecane (the crushing). The Zulu expanded by assimilating the women and children...

Grahamstown, the missionary work of the LMS, and arrival of English settlers. "Mfecane" (Lion): Details the lifestyles of the various tribes in the Natal region...

Nguni tribes and clans, setting in motion what became known as Difaqane or Mfecane, a mass-migration of tribes fleeing the remnants of the Ndwandwe fleeing...

established in the wake of Mzilikazi's depopulation of the region during the mfecane. Various small to medium-sized businesses, overnight facilities, farm houses...

inhabitants because the thinking went, they had all fled in the face of the Mfecane. The Boers believed that the land was deserted and abandoned and therefore...

Rustenburg (/ˈrʌstənbɜːrɡ/; Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈrœstənbœrχ], Afrikaans and Dutch: City of Rest) is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain...

2007. "Background to the Mfecane". countrystudies.us/south-africa U.S. Library of Congress. 20 November 2006. "Zulu Rise & Mfecane". bbc.co.uk The Story...

Character and Objects of Chaka': A Reconsideration of the Making of Shaka as 'Mfecane' Motor, The Journal of African History, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 37-63. Manfred...

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later alternative form of note were conformed around the "1830s concept of Mfecane", trying to hide and ignore the intrusion of Europeans on Bantu lands,...

the massive political and social upheaval within southern Africa, the mfecane, lasting until the 1830s. IsiNgqumo is an argot spoken by the homosexuals...

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most famous issue was Mzilikazi and Mbulazi, an influential figure in the mfecane, and founder of the Northern Ndebele nation of Zimbabwe (mthwakazi) Until...

earlier. The Mthethwa were amongst the first Nguni Chiefdoms to use guns. Mfecane Zululand Muzi Mthethwa (1995), "The History of abakwaMthethwa, Research...

the Free State province of South Africa, fled northwards to escape the Mfecane under King Shaka Zulu (died 1828). They employed tactics learned from the...

the 19th century Dutch settlers formed various Boer Republics, while the Mfecane ravaged the region and led to the establishment of various African kingdoms...

clans grew more autonomous. Maravi was invaded by Ngoni people fleeing the Mfecane and was frequently raided by the neighboring Yao people (East Africa),...

reign focused on rebuilding the Marota Kingdom at the conclusion of the Mfecane and maintaining peaceful relations with the Boer Voortrekkers and neighboring...

generals), who left the Zulu Kingdom in the early 19th century, during the Mfecane, arriving in present-day Zimbabwe in 1839. Although there are some differences...

rises to power over the Zulu Kingdom. Zulu expansion was a major factor of the Mfecane ("Crushing") that depopulated large areas of southern Africa....

the British traders with whom he interacted. It also covers the broader Mfecane period alongside the rapid expansion of the Zulu state. The story is described...

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fled the area. This dispersal of the northern Nguni clans was called the Mfecane. Zwangendaba led his people, then called the "Jele", on a wandering migration...