- The
Mfecane, also
known by the
Sesotho names Difaqane or
Lifaqane (all
meaning "crushing," "scattering," "forced dispersal," or "forced migration"), was...
-
Sotho people have
split into
different clans over time as a
result of the
Mfecane (a
series of wars and
migrations that took
place in the 19th century) and...
- However, the
notion of the
mfecane or
difaqane has been
disputed by some scholars,
notably Julian Cobbing. The
Mfecane was
initiated by
Zwide and his...
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number of battles. King Shaka's
reign coincided with the
start of the
Mfecane/Difaqane ("upheaval" or "crushing"), a
period of
devastating warfare and...
-
settlement at
Table Bay, and in 1795 and 1806, the
British occupied it. The
Mfecane, a
period of
significant upheaval, led to the
formation of
various African...
- 2007. "Background to the
Mfecane". countrystudies.us/south-africa U.S.
Library of Congress. 20
November 2006. "Zulu Rise &
Mfecane". bbc.co.uk The Story...
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Nguni tribes and clans,
setting in
motion what
became known as
Difaqane or
Mfecane, a m****-migration of
tribes fleeing the
remnants of the
Ndwandwe fleeing...
-
indigenous people and
later historians came to call the
Mfecane. In the Transvaal, the
Mfecane severely weakened and
disrupted the
towns and
villages of...
-
later alternative form of note were
conformed around the "1830s
concept of
Mfecane",
trying to hide and
ignore the
intrusion of
Europeans on
Bantu lands,...
-
colonialists in the Cape and
increased militarisation of the Zulu
resulted in the
Mfecane (the crushing). The Zulu
expanded by ****imilating the
women and children...
