![]() The memorial stone of King Shaka Zulu, founder of the Zulu nation, in Stanger, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa! | |
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29°20′24.19″S 31°17′40.1″E / 29.3400528°S 31.294472°E | |
Location | KwaDukuza/ Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
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Opening date | 1932 |
Dedicated to | Shaka |
The Shaka Memorial is a provincial heritage site in KwaDukuza in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It marks the resting place of the Zulu King Shaka near the site where he was assassinated by his half-brothers Dingane and Mhlangana while sitting on a rock near the barracks at his capital Dukuza. [1]
According to the 1938 Government Gazette, the monument was made in Newcastle and erected in 1932 on the site of King Shaka's grave. [2]
Adjacent to the memorial is the rock on which King Shaka was alleged to be sitting at the time of his assassination on 24 September 1828. [3] It was rolled across the street from its original site to where it now lies. [4] The date is commemorated by a gathering at the memorial in honour of King Shaka led by the Zulu king, his warriors and dignitaries. [5]
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![]() The memorial stone of King Shaka Zulu, founder of the Zulu nation, in Stanger, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa! | |
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29°20′24.19″S 31°17′40.1″E / 29.3400528°S 31.294472°E | |
Location | KwaDukuza/ Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
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Opening date | 1932 |
Dedicated to | Shaka |
The Shaka Memorial is a provincial heritage site in KwaDukuza in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It marks the resting place of the Zulu King Shaka near the site where he was assassinated by his half-brothers Dingane and Mhlangana while sitting on a rock near the barracks at his capital Dukuza. [1]
According to the 1938 Government Gazette, the monument was made in Newcastle and erected in 1932 on the site of King Shaka's grave. [2]
Adjacent to the memorial is the rock on which King Shaka was alleged to be sitting at the time of his assassination on 24 September 1828. [3] It was rolled across the street from its original site to where it now lies. [4] The date is commemorated by a gathering at the memorial in honour of King Shaka led by the Zulu king, his warriors and dignitaries. [5]
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