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The Rise Of A Zulu Empire

In 1816 Shaka, chief of the Zulus, began a series of conquests that eventually disrupted a third of Africa. The story of his brief and bloody reign is a case history in the sociology of war

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 202 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “The Rise of a Zulu Empire” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 202 No. 4 (), p. 157
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0460-157