Zulus
South African nation
Zulus refers to a South African ethnic group, the largest in the country, known historically for the powerful Zulu Kingdom of the 19th century.
The term also designates their Bantu language, spoken by millions.
In military and aviation contexts, Zulu means Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), from the NATO phonetic alphabet: The mission launches at 0800 Zulu.
Zulu military reformer
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- chiefdomPolitical unit under chief
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
Cetshwayo · realm · throne · paramountcy · kraal · coronation · regency · royalty
African throwing spear
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- combatArmed hostile engagement
iklwa · Shaka · battle · military · conquest · valor · courage · warfare
African language family
- DurbanSouth African coastal city
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
diaspora · homeland · tribal · demographics · ethnolinguistic · Soweto · township · apartheid
Shaka
Zulu military reformer
Cetshwayo · sovereignty · realm · throne · paramountcy · kraal · coronation · regency · royalty · dominion
assegai
African throwing spear
iklwa · combat · Shaka · battle · military · conquest · valor · courage · warfare · raid
Bantu
African language family
- DurbanSouth African coastal city
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- ancestryFamily line of descent
heritage · diaspora · homeland · tribal · demographics · ethnolinguistic · Soweto · township · apartheid · Mandela
beadwork
Strung ornament craft
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
healers · folklore · myths · polygamy · kraal · homestead · drums · dancing · divination · taboos
- historical peoplesAztecs, Babylonians, Celts, Egyptians, Gauls
- warrior peoplesSpartans, samurai, Vikings, Mongols, Gurkhas
- South AfricansNelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Mandela, Steve Biko, Winnie Mandela
- DynastiesHabsburgs, Ming Dynasty, Bourbons, Tang Dynasty, Tudors
- Nomadic PeoplesMongols, Scythians, Huns, Tatars, Bedouins
ZulusBushmen
Southern African hunter-gatherers
Afrikaners · Boers · Xhosa · Swazi · Maasai
ZulusBritish Empire
Vast colonial domain
British Army · colonial forces · Boers · imperialists · Afrikaners
- Zulu warriorSouthern African tribal fighter
- Shaka ZuluSouthern African conqueror
- Zulu EmpireShaka's military state