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1826 – 1884Cetshwayo kaMpande (1826-1884)Died 8 February 1884, aged 58Cetshwayo kaMpande was the king of the Zulu Kingdom during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, in which his forces famously defeated the British at Isandlwana before ultimately losing the war. He was exiled to Britain and later partially restored to a reduced kingdom amid ongoing civil conflict. He died in Eshowe in Zululand.