1816 in South Africa
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This article lists events from the year 1816 in South Africa.
Events
- In early 1816, Ntsikana Gaba, an influential amaXhosa diviner, converted to Christianity.[1] He renounced his former practices and began holding daily worship services, for which he composed some of the first Christian hymns in the Xhosa language.[2] A visitor from the London Missionary Society, Rev. Joseph Williams, attested in September 1816 that "the man Ntsikana daily meets with a devoted circle for prayer."[3]
- Around July, Shaka becomes king of the Zulu people after the death of his father, Senzangakhona kaJama.[4][5] With the support of Dingiswayo, chief of the Mthethwa, Shaka seized power by killing his half-brother and rival, Sigujana.[6] His accession marked the beginning of major military reforms that saw the Zulu army expand significantly within a year.[7]: 72
Deaths
- 9 March – Cornelius Faber, Hendrik Prinsloo, Theunis de Klerk, and brothers Stefanus and Abraham Bothma are hanged for the Slagter's Nek Rebellion.[8] The executions were ordered by Colonel Jacob Glen Cuyler.[9] During the public hanging, four of the five ropes broke; the condemned men were forced to wait for some hours amid public agitation before being hanged a second time.[7]: 67 [10]
See also
References
- ^ Kumalo, R.S. (2014). "Religion and Politics in the Heritage of uNtsikana ka Gaba". Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae. 40 (1): 161–162. doi:10.25159/2412-4265/2014/v40n1a3.
- ^ Hodgson, Janet (1980). Ntsikana’s Great Hymn. Cape Town: Centre of African Studies, University of Cape Town. pp. 34–38. ISBN 978-7999203759.
- ^ Williams, Joseph (1818). "Letter from Rev. Joseph Williams, 17 September 1816". Transactions of the LMS. 1: 233–234.
- ^ Laband, John (2014). The Creation of the Zulu Kingdom, 1815–1828. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-1107075320.
- ^ "General South African History Timeline: 1800s". South African History Online. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Shaka". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ a b Thompson, L. (2000). A History of South Africa (3rd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300087765.
- ^ Welsh, F. (1999). South Africa: A Narrative History. New York: Kodansha. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-1-56836-258-8.
- ^ "Slachter's Nek Rebels Are Hanged". South African History Online. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ The Rebellion of 1815, Generally Known as Slachters Nek: Papers Connected with the Trial. Compiled by H.C.V. Leibbrandt. Cape Town: J.C. Juta. 1902. pp. 925–926.
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