- The
Mfecane, also
known by the
Sesotho names Difaqane or
Lifaqane (all
meaning "crushing," "scattering," "forced dispersal," or "forced migration"), was...
-
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...
- 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...
-
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...
-
number of battles. King Shaka's
reign coincided with the
start of the
Mfecane/Difaqane ("upheaval" or "crushing"), a
period of
devastating warfare and...
- so and were
fairly prosperous. This
equilibrium came to end
during the
Mfecane period, 1823–1843, when a
succession of
invading peoples from
South Africa...
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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...
-
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...
-
historian to
attempt to
discredit conventional historical beliefs about the '
Mfecane' - a
period of wars
during the 1820s and 1830s that
resulted in the emergence...
- the 19th
century Dutch settlers formed various Boer Republics,
while the
Mfecane ravaged the
region and led to the
establishment of
various African kingdoms...
