Usuthu or oSuthu is a main place in Nongoma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, with 2001 and 2011 Census number: 53004000.[1]

Usuthu was founded in 1898 as a homestead by Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (Dinizulu) son of King Cetshwayo.[2] He chose the name in homage to his father's followers who were called uSuthu.[3][4] At the time he was employed by the British as an advisor, although he was widely regarded by the Zulu people as their king.[3]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Main place of work". Data file: SA Census 2001 Person_v1. World Bank.
  2. ↑ Knight, Ian (2012). "Spilt Water: The Zulu Royal House 1883-2012" (PDF). Journal of the Anglo Zulu War Historical Society. 31.
  3. 1 2 Greaves, Adrian; Mkhize, Xolani (2013). The Tribe that Washed its Spears: The Zulu's at War. Barnsley, England: Pen & Sword Military. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-84884-841-2.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Paul (2016). "Dinuzulu and the Quest for Zulu Paramountcy, 1898-1906". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 49 (3): 305–328. JSTOR 44723411.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.