spe aking ▁Bak al anga ▁arrived ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Map ung ub we ▁on ▁the ▁L imp opo ▁and ▁Sh ashi ▁river ▁valle ys . ▁Later ▁they ▁moved ▁north ▁to ▁Great ▁Z imb ab we . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Bak al anga ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁strong ▁emp ire ▁at ▁K ham i ▁under ▁a ▁powerful ▁r uler ▁called ▁D lem be u . ▁This ▁emp ire ▁was ▁split ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁and ▁were ▁later ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ng uni ▁people . ▁ ▁N de be le ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 3 0 s , ▁M zil ik azi ▁Kh um alo , ▁led ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Ng uni ▁and ▁other ▁tribes ▁into ▁the ▁L oz vi ▁Empire ▁of ▁the ▁Bak al anga . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁Bak al anga ▁people ▁were ▁incorpor ated ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁large ▁state ▁called ▁M th w ak azi ▁Kingdom . ▁M th w ak azi , ▁a ▁Z ulu ▁word ▁which ▁means ▁" something ▁which ▁becomes ▁big ▁at ▁conception ", ▁in ▁Z ulu ▁" into ▁et he ▁it h was a ▁y ab ank ulu " ▁but ▁the ▁territory ▁was ▁called ▁Mat abe le land ▁by ▁Europe ans . ▁M zil ik azi ▁organ ised ▁this ▁eth n ically ▁diverse ▁nation ▁into ▁a ▁militar istic ▁system ▁of ▁regiment al ▁towns ▁and ▁established ▁his ▁capital ▁at ▁Bul away o ▁(" the ▁place ▁of ▁killing "). ▁M zil