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While the story of Dingiswayo’s life alone is compelling, any story of Shaka would be incomplete without understanding the central role Dingiswayo played in Shaka’s life. In many senses Dingiswayo was the father figure that Senzangakhona refused to be

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While the story of Dingiswayo’s life alone is compelling, any story of Shaka would be incomplete without understanding the central role Dingiswayo played in Shaka’s life. In many senses Dingiswayo was the father figure that Senzangakhona refused to be. Dingiswayo’s death, at the hands of Zwide kaLanga of the amaNdwandwe, would culminate in the battle of Mhlatuze River, and the defeat of Zwide kaLanga, Soshangaan kaNxumalo and Zwangendaba kaJele by the Mthethwa under Shaka, supported by Zwide’s grandson Mzilikazi kaMashobane. Following the battle, Zwide escaped to northern eSwatini and Mpumalanga, while the amaShangaan and Ngoni nations were established under Soshangaan and Zwangendaba respectively.