Ulundi Attractions
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Ulundi is the most important town in Zululand and was until 1994 capital of the "non-independent" homeland of KwaZulu, which consisted of ten separate areas of land, occupied by some 3 million Zulus out of the total Zulu population of 5.5 million. This region is now combined with Natal in the new province of KwaZulu/Natal.
Ulundi was founded in 1873 by the great Zulu chief Cetshwayo, and both before and after that date was the scene of important historical events.
After his defeat by the Boers in the battle of Blood River in 1838 the Zulu king Dingane fled to Swaziland, where he was killed in 1840. He was succeeded by Mpane, during whose reign the Zulus lost much of their territory to the Boers and the British (who had recently founded the colony of Natal). During the reign of his son and successor Cetshwayo the Boers in the growing republic of the Transvaal occupied further territory in Zululand; but although Britain declared this seizure of land illegal it gave the Zulus no effective help: it had other plans of its own.
Ulundi was founded in 1873 by the great Zulu chief Cetshwayo, and both before and after that date was the scene of important historical events.
After his defeat by the Boers in the battle of Blood River in 1838 the Zulu king Dingane fled to Swaziland, where he was killed in 1840. He was succeeded by Mpane, during whose reign the Zulus lost much of their territory to the Boers and the British (who had recently founded the colony of Natal). During the reign of his son and successor Cetshwayo the Boers in the growing republic of the Transvaal occupied further territory in Zululand; but although Britain declared this seizure of land illegal it gave the Zulus no effective help: it had other plans of its own.
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