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King Mpande kaSenzangakhona
Mpande was king of the Zulu nation from to , making him the longest reigning Zulu king. He was a half-brother of Shaka and Dingane, who both preceded him as kings of the Zulu.
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He was born in Babanango, Zululand.
Mpande was viewed as a weak man in comparison to his contemporaries. Dingane (his half brother and predecessor) actually instructed his chief induna Ndlela kaSompisi to assassinate Mpande, Ndlela repeatedly delayed, because Mpande was the only son to have had any children, and Ndlela considered the continuation of the blood line crucial to the stability of the Zulu nation.
Ndlela was tortured to death by Dingane for his inaction.
After Mpande learned in that Dingane did not trust his loyalty and planned to kill him, Mpande fled Zululand, taking his followers across the Thukela (Tugela) River.
When Dingane killed one of the Voortrekker leaders, Piet Retief, the Voortrekkers sought revenge.
In the Battle of Blood River on 16 December