Shaka Zule's Great Quest

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The Zulu clan at the time of their glory grew from a small clan into a dominant power. Shaka the clan’s leader grew up fatherless and saw battle as a way to release his frustration and later becoming a king in Africa known to this day. The Zulu conquest was caused by the fact that Shaka was a war like leader. The Zulu’s were a war like tribe which made them even powerful, also the Zulu’s wanted more money and wealth. First, Shaka Zulu was a war like leader because “3 months after his dad Shenzangakona left because of a failed marriage his mom Nandi went back to her tribe. But when Nandi returned to her tribe she was not welcome and Shaka was not welcome either. “He grew up lonely and bitter with his only companion being his mother. This caused Shaka to get angry and he wanted to fight to calm this rage that he had inside of him. Shaka showed great fighting skills and “as a teenager he showed exponential fighting ability and bravery. At… age 19 he single-handedly killed a leopard…” When the people saw his talents they knew that with his talents they could do a lot of damage. “At age 23 he was called to serve as an Mtetwa- warrior… for 6 years.” When we made a group of warriors the “first people he attacked were the eLabgeni.” This was his mother’s tribe. When Nandi died from dysentery he ordered several men executed 7,000 of those men died. Shaka invented several kinds of weapons one type of weapon Shaka created was a short spear that was bad for long distance but great for short distance Shaka would set an example for his tribe and wasn’t they type of king that would just sit around, Shaka would be in the battles fighting with his warriors. Shaka Zulu’s warriors weren’t just any kind of warriors. “Shaka’s warriors were truly legendary.” Shaka and his warriors are one of the greatest tribes in Africa. Shaka set an example for the other warriors in his tribe. “Shaka
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