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The Zulu Royal family consists of the reigning monarch of the Zulus of South Africa, King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, his consorts, legitimate descendants, near relatives and male-line descendants of his great-grandfather, King Mpande who, as a half-brother of the Zulu ''Pater Patriae'', King Shaka, reigned from 1840 to 1872. Shaka's policies and conquests transformed a small clan into one of South Africa's most influential pre-colonial realms, extending over much of what is now KwaZulu-Natal. The Nguni-speaking clan of the southern Bantus, which evolved into the Zulu people, takes its name from the third of its recorded chiefs. Malandela, believed to have reigned in the early part of the sixteenth century, is the patrilineal ancestor of the present king, whose lineage comes down from him through Chief Senzangakhona to the latter's son, Shaka.〔 Originally part of the early nineteenth century Mtetwa Empire of Dingiswayo, the Zulus united, expanded and founded an independent empire under King Shaka who, however, never married. The dynasty continues to reign in the male-line descent of his half-brother, King Mpande, whose realm's borders were recognised by the Boers' Commandant-General Andries Pretorius in 1840. He had at least 28 children by different wives, many of whom have living descendants.〔 In 1887 the British annexed Zululand, effectively mediatising the Zulu dynasty as paramount chiefs in the region.〔 The Zulu people and dynasty retained their distinct cultural identity and a measure of independence under the governments of South Africa through the establishment of Zululand as a bantustan and the subsequent abolition of apartheid in the Republic. As paramount chief within the Republic of South Africa and pursuant to the preservation of African traditional leadership, the hereditary head of the Zulu dynasty retains kingly dignity, ethnic leadership, ritual authority and a civil list, reigning but not ruling in KwaZulu Natal in conjunction with the province's ''UNdunankulu weSizwe samaZulu''. The dynasty is Christian and practices polygamy, agnates of the dynasty bearing the prefix "Prince/Princess" and the surname "Zulu", while holding the rank of ''KaBhekuZulu'', (i.e. ''prince of the Blood''). ==Incumbent and family== (詳細はGoodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu, the current monarch of the Zulu nation of South Africa. He was born on 14 July 1948, in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal. He became king on the death of his father, King Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon in 1968.〔 As of 2004, Goodwill Zwelethini had six wives and 27 children:〔(Royal Zulu Monarch )〕 ;Consorts *maDlamini (born Sibongile Winifred Dlamini), married 27 December 1969 at St Margaret's Church, Nongoma. *Buthle MaMathe, born c1951. In May 1996, she and her daughter were seriously wounded in an assault during which they were clubbed, stabbed and shot. *Mantfombi Dlamini, born 1956, daughter of Sobhuza II of Swaziland and sister of Swaziland's current king, Mswati III, married 1973. A condition for this marriage was that she become great wife which, according to dynastic custom, confers preferential consideration of her progeny in the traditional posthumous selection of the king's successor. *Thandi (born Thandikela Jane Ndlovu). *Nompumelelo Mchiza, married 25 July 1992. *Zola Zelusiwe Mafu, married 2004 ;Children *HRH Prince Lethukuthula Zulu (by Queen MaDlamini), born 1970. *HRH Princess Sibusile Zulu (by Queen Buhle MaMathe), born 1972. *HRH Prince Misuzulu Zulu (by Queen Mantfombi), born 23 September 1974 in Kwahlabisa, KwaZulu-Natal, is pursuing a degree in International Studies in Jacksonville, Florida, and is a strong candidate for Zwelethini's successor. He is unmarried and has one son. *HRH Princess Ntandoyesizwe Zulu (by Queen Mantfombi), born 1976, married 13 April 2002 at Enyokeni Royal Palace, Nongoma, to Kgosi Oupa Moilwa, Chief of the Bahurutse Bagamoilwa. Civil ceremony 11 July 2004 in Pongola. *HRH Princess Nandi Zulu (by Queen Buhle MaMathe), born 1977, married (civil) 6 December 2002 in St John's Anglican Cathedral in Mthatha and (traditional) 7 December at the Thembu Great Place near Qunu, to Chief Mfundo Bovulengwa Mtirara, born 25 March 1973, Acting Deputy Paramount Chief of the Thembu from 2000, Chief of the Matye'ngqina Traditional Authority Area. *HRH Princess Lomkhosi (by Queen Mantfombi), born 1982. *HRH Prince Dennis Njeru Mucheke aka Charles, born 1984, studied aviation in Florida. *HRH Princess Bukhosibemvelo, (by Queen Mantfombi), born 1985, married Sipho Nyawo. *HRH Prince Shlobosenkosi Zulu (by Queen Buhle MaMathe) born 1988 studied at Kearsney College in Botha's Hill, Durban. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zulu Royal Family」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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