Afryka

No. 40 (2014): Afryka
Artykuły

Why did the Zulu King Dingaan Decide to Murder Piet Retief and his Companions?

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  • Michał Leśniewski

Published 2014-10-01

Keywords

  • Zulu King Dingaan,
  • Piet Retief,
  • the motives of the murder,
  • Zulu-Boer confrontation

Abstract

The decision of the Zulu King Dingaan to kill Piet Retief is the topic of many debates, starting from the very moment when it happened. This text is a voice in the debate. It tries to decide when Dingaan took this decision, what were his motives and to what extent the actions of Piet Retief influenced Dingaan. It also deals, at least to some extent, with the question of the inevitability of Zulu-Boer confrontation in 1838.

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