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  1. Zulu chief from 1828. He obtained the throne
  2. by murdering his predecessor, Shaka, and
  3. became noted for his cruelty. In warfare with
  4. the Boer immigrants into Natal he was
  5. defeated on 16 Dec 1838 - `Dingaan's Day'. He
  6. escaped to Swaziland, where he was deposed by
  7. his brother Mpande and subsequently murdered.
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