Kwa-Bulawayo (prefixed according to context with 'gu-' or 'kwa-') was the royal kraal of Shaka Zulu, and as such was the capital of the early Zulu Empire. It was founded after Shaka's conquest of the Ndwandwe kingdom, in around 1820.

Bulawayo (/ bʊləˈwɑːjoʊ /, /- ˈweɪoʊ /; [3] Northern Ndebele: Bulawayo) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. [4] . The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, [5] while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about 1.2 million.

Bulawayo is the second Capital City of Zimbabwe today. Today in Zimbabwe Matebeleland you will find the Khumalo King of AmaNdebele who is the greatest descendant of king Mzilikazi. The king who was installed is : King Bulelani. kaMncedisi. KaFana. KaMpango. KaNjube. kaLobhengula. kaMzilikazi. kaMashobane Khumalo.

King Mzilikazi Khumalo left Zululand in 1822 and by 1840 had established the Ndebele state in southwestern Zimbabwe. While preserving their language and “Zulu-identity”, the Ndebele people expanded through the incorporation of many other peoples. The state was …

The Zulu capital, which included the royal residence, was in the 1830s one of the biggest conurbations in Africa, containing almost 1 500 huts and a large central parade ground enclosed in a stockade with a perimeter of several kilometres, overlooking the beautiful Mhlatuze Valley.

Kwa-Bulawayo (prefixed according to context with 'gu-' or 'kwa-') was the royal kraal of Shaka Zulu, and as such was the capital of the early Zulu empire. It was founded after Shaka's conquest of the Ndwandwe kingdom, in around 1820.

In the historical record, the site is first mentioned as Gibbe-Clackee (Gibixhegu) by Isaacs who arrived in Natal in 1825 with the first British trading port of Port Alfred. He later noted the name change as Umboolalio (kwaBulawayo) in his diary in July 1826.

Scenes taken at the closed down KwaBulawayo cultural centre between Eshowe and Empangeni. This is said to be one of the homes of the great King Tshaka of the...

In the historical record, the site is first mentioned as Gibbe-Clackee (Gibixhegu) by Isaacs who arrived in Natal in 1825 with the first British trading port of Port Alfred. He later noted the name change as Umboolalio (kwaBulawayo) in his diary in July 1826.

Bulawayo, second largest city in Zimbabwe and the chief city of Matabeleland (i.e., the Ndebele-dominated western third of the country). The city lies along the Matsheumlope River in the southwestern part of the country, 4,405 feet (1,341 meters) above sea level in …