Shaka (sometimes spelled Tshaka, Tchaka or Chaka; c. 1787 - c. 22 September 1828) was a Zulu leader [REF].
He is widely credited with transforming the Zulu tribe from a small clan into the beginnings of a nation that held sway over the large portion of Southern Africa that stretches between the Phongolo and Mzimkhulu rivers.