Africa: Zulu Empire - Shaka Zulu Becomes King - Extra History - Part 1

📜 Africa's Zulu Empire - African History Part 1 Extra History
With no written records from the Zulus themselves, historians and anthropologists have pieced together their history from a smattering of sources. We first learn of the Zulu as a minor tribe of the Bantu people, living in South Africa. Shaka Zulu, the man who would organize them into an empire, was born the illegitimate son of a Zulu king. He was sent away with his mother Nandi to grow up in her tribe, the Langeni, but he eventually caught the attention of Dingiswayo, the leader of another powerful tribe called the Mtethwa. Appointed as the leader of a squadron called an ibutho, Shaka developed new tactics including a short "iklwa" fighting spear and a simple but effective military maneuever called "the Bull Horn." When his father died, Shaka - now a successful military leader - returned with Dingiswayo's backing to assassinate the rightful heir and assume control of his native tribe. Just a year later, though, the neighboring Ndwandwe tribe murdered Dingiswayo and Shaka vowed revenge on their leader, Zwide. He then launched a bloody war that, combined with the strains created by European colonization, led to the Mefacane, or the Crushing.
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[@ginkiba3]

Please please please do more videos about pre-colonial African history. The Sahelian Empires, Ethiopia, the Swahili city-states, Nubia, Ashanti, Ife, there's just so much history and culture that people don't know about.

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Definitely! People need to be educated.

[@InfamousResult]

Paul HansonI would love to hear about all of that! But are those well-documented? I mean no offense by asking, I just sort of prefer them to cover things that we can easily say "yes, this is what happened" rather than "well, we sort of pieced together this theory", you know?

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There are records by the people themselves alongside explorers and travelers, but it's not as exhaustive compared to say, Rome or Persia.

[@maxben3391]

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[@theBlindDeafMute]

Paul Hanson Wasn't Ethiopia the only African country that wasn't colonized by the Europeans?

[@clivepilusa7734]

As a South African I'm impressed by the effort he put in the pronunciations.

[@handdrawnoddish7744]

Nic

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[@laticyber8904]

True.

[@asinimali]

Truth. But there are a lot of resources that can now be used to get better pronunciations. But it was a valiant try and as accurate as a first timer could get.

[@clivepilusa7734]

@@asinimali exactly, a valiant effort indeed, especially considering the relatively minor role African history has played throughout history and thus the general lack of knowledge and familiarity people outside of Africa tend to exhibit.

[@darthrevan4748]

A glorious warrior who fought against all odds......Intestinal Beetle Heaven.

[@54lolman]

Darth Revan and then proceeded to go insane.

[@awfullygenericname6783]

Darth Revan One of the unexpectedly worst Historical Fuckup ever made.

[@dectilon]

I feel like the truck should've said "Movers and Shaka's"

[@extrahistory]

Dectilon Dang! Missed opportunity! -Soraya

[@daddyleon]

Dectilon Uhmmm why?

[@FatherTime89]

daddyleon A pun based off Shaka Zulu's name

[@Papadragon18]

Brilliant.

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[@davidhueso]

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Not rlly

[@tyler6815]

I’m so confused...where is your content

[@iloveplayingpr]

Zulus? *Civ 5 Flashback* ZULUS!?

[@madonut6836]

wat

[@wisnuandre2038]

IKHUWAAA!

[@NoNameLopol]

I AM ZULU

[@poilboiler]

Apparently the "short stabby spear" was named after the sound it makes when you pull it out of the guts of an enemy.

[@unnecessaryjourney634]

Wow 😳

[@MultiKusta]

Iklwa is its name

[@GrogMindwhip]

*"thwack"* ?

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Can you do one extra history series about the finnish winter war

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Extra Credits I hope you may do a section for Chinas history of the Fall of the Han Dynasty :3 Or one of the Mongolian Conqueror Genghis Khan :D

[@somedragonbastard]

If I'm ever a history teacher, I'll have the kids watch these.

[@brockknight7562]

+Extra Credits What about a series on The Three Kingdoms period?

[@hailtothevic]

I'm part Zulu (something my family NEVER lets me forget) and I loved this! You butchered a LOT of the pronunciations, but still, very nice to see my history on display

[@sizwe618]

Mjitha Udinga abelungu baphesheya to teach your history that your grandfather could easily teach you.

[@megarayquazagaming2123]

*_"Shaka neva freeze."_*

[@zuluguywithacamera]

lol as a Zulu person your pronunciations are really amusing lol but this is actually a good account of my history. Ngyabonga

[@CappuccinoGuil]

So, if saturday ever falls on April 1st, I want them to play a round of Civ 5 and make an extra history episode based on that: Queen Elizabeth was born in the year 2 and lived all the to the 2035 until her kingdom was taken by Ghandi the destroyer, but not before the emperor of the Mecha-Brazil empire reached the stars and contacted aliens, sealing the end of the world.

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I appreciate that you declared that 'you know you don't know' 🙏❤️

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i respect how you illustate the tribal women as they would dress traditionally rather than trying to cover them up because others deem it innapropriate

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ElNeroDiablo so even though it's black and white you could say its a Jersey cow

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I've been sitting here for fifteen minutes trying to think of some way to combine some variant of "cow" with "The Situation". I am filled with shame. ...that the best I could do was "The Sit-cow-ation".

[@IceMelonProductions]

Denizen Blue I love the guy's reaction to it, too. He's got this face like "you serious?" =P

[@Ndaba_Wanda]

Shaka did not refer to himself as 'Shaka Zulu' nor did anybody. He however was known as Shaka kaSenzangakhona, Senzangakhona being his father. In kwaZulu back then everybody took their father's name as their surname, the prefix 'ka' translates to son of and for women in isiZulu language we used the prefix 'oka' which translates to daughter of. Shaka Zulu is very strange and modern.

[@kennywatchesstuff5429]

It's nice to See a video about my people's history on KZbin for a change,much appreciated💚

[@sentaiaddict]

"So, whatcha gonna do with your Roman swords? When the lines of your legions get gored by the horns Of the Zulu, WARRIORS! Trained on thorns"

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I see what you did there

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@@finlandball2128 I can see you're a man of culture as well.

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Copy Cat

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I see

[@CFree-gw2uo]

I really appreciate how you cover more than the popular events in history. Thank you!

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Yay a new series! Great work Extra Credits, I live for this, there my new Saturday cartoons! :P

[@SoulSurivor]

Adam Mokbel Couldn't have said it better :)

[@Thatthing1234]

Respect for covering this, the way you did.

[@Sinezungu]

As a Zulu South African, I really appreciate what you're doing, thank you. The pronunciation makes me cringe a little tho...But overall, nicely done

[@mankytoes]

If you don't mind me asking, do you primarily consider yourself Zulu or South African? Do you think most Zulus and other South Africans primarily class themselves as part of their ethnic group (not sure "tribe is still accurate?) or nationality?

[@Sinezungu]

To be honest, I don't think I'm equipt to answer your question w accuracy. It would be arrogant of me to believe I could speak on behalf of others. What I can tell you is that one of the products of the apartheid project was tribalism. The apartheid government ruled by a divide and conquer strategy, pitting he different tribes against each other. This caused a lot of violence in the 90s, especially between the Zulu and the Xhosa. The post-apartheid government, however aimed to form a South African identity within the people of the country. an identity that would foster unity as South Africans instead of focusing on the difference that so heavily carries the burden of pain and trauma... I wish I could give you a simpler response

[@mankytoes]

Sinenhlanhla Zungu Thanks for answering, that's interesting. I don't know if you're aware, but when people in the UK report of South Africa, it's massively over simplified, with references simply to "black South Africans", as if they are a united group. As with a lot of issues I guess, people seem to be happy with a simple "Mandela the angel v the evil boers" narrative than any nuance.

[@Sinezungu]

I think the oversimplification of things is such a shame. But, unfortunately, this is what tends to happen when Western media houses report about anything regarding 'Africa'. And I guess the "Mandela the angel v the evil boers" narrative is one that's perhaps more palatable and digestible. It's a simple story with an identifiable hero and clearly defined villains. But so much more happened in our country, so much more than that. This is the problem w trying to simplify social history into chiaroscuro, you miss everything that's in-between - and that's actually where everyday life happens.

[@Sinezungu]

What I also find really interesting are the lived experiences of people under the apartheid regime. If you're ever in South Africa, you should go to the apartheid museum in Johannesburg and the District 6 museum in Cape Town. There, multiple stories serve to provide a richer experience than what you might find while skimming through the history books

[@LaZodiac]

Oh my god I forgot that they called it "The Crushing" That is literally the best name for a historical event in which many died. It's simple and clear, without any pomp or circumstance. It is THE CRUSHING.

[@hagamablabla]

Woah, this came out insanely fast. This was definitely worth the money.

[@tomthumb3897]

zulu's backstory seems very similar to genghis khans.

[@SnorlaxFriend]

No, no his story isn't. Ghengis Khan was abandoned by his tribe and lived off the land. While Shaka Zulu lives with another tribe

[@UnGamerChico]

Released on my birthday! Thank you so much! I love this episode, and the fact that this is becoming weekly is a great present! Thanks! :3

[@Thoughtsbyme-ts4jz]

I am Zulu. There are millions of us now :)

[@fullmetaltheorist]

About 14 million

[@chulumancoditala4933]

@@fullmetaltheorist not even. around 10 million actually

[@fullmetaltheorist]

@@chulumancoditala4933 No it's actually 14million or more.

[@AprilMartinChartrandMS]

Thank for the disclaimers on the information sources.

[@christianfriis4583]

Thank you for this series. It helped me a lot trough my english examen!

[@ch0arrim]

These history episodes are just plain awesome! You summarize the history in a great quick show!

[@FlyinBlaney]

Intestine beetle heaven. One of the greatest leaders ever.

[@sethleoric2598]

War... war changes temporarily but then changes back to to it's original form after a few period of time War... truly never changes

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Lol

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Congratz guys...love your episodes and wish you the very best :)

[@Outshinedsg]

Nice! Very excited to hear that extra history is going to become a regular show, been really enjoying it so far.

[@MrEntinen]

So TL;DR Europeans spammed tourism and shit got crazy, rebels and stuff. Had to go from Liberty to autocrazy to stop the ideology pressure. Gotcha

[@monsieur8433]

Wow just wow The civ references

[@keiyakins]

Well, Civ *is* a loose model of history implemented as a board game.

[@LazerusAbenenduli]

oh hello MrEntinen you shitlord

[@theposhdinosaur7276]

damn civ v's zulu tribe i remember once taking all but one of their cities Shaka pleading for mercy and literally the only reason why i spared him was because i really liked the music... and then he made 7 countries go to war with me!

[@NicoGonzalezEstevez]

Wow i know nothing about this! this is amazing!

[@ish18hay]

***** what makes you think most colleges don't have their own political agendas and pseudo history and as well pseudo science (you see a lot of garbage "research" and "studies" popping out of universities these days) colleges are more towards political agendas then actually learning facts because they are usually funded by big wig politicians.

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***** If I hear Columbus was the first to think the world was round, or that Viking helmets had horns, or that the Crusades started when Jerusalem was conquered by the Muslims ONE MORE TIME...

[@projectRaMan]

Nico Gonzalez You'd be surprised at how difficult it is to learn about African culture. I've been trying to do it myself lately and it ain't easy. It may be because Africans didn't think it important to record history in written word, or it may be something else. Either way, I'm excited for this series!

[@NicoGonzalezEstevez]

Nigel H. that is really cool, i wish i knew more too, after this series is over i'll probably do some reaserch too.

[@NicoGonzalezEstevez]

It's still really interesting, and to be honest that's the main reason I would research any history topic, regardless of how influential or important it is considered.

[@jorgancrath2885]

Good to see a video on a topic I know very little about. Thanks to every one at Extra credits.

[@TheSonnyMF]

I'm a bit of a history nerd, I found your videos and have loved them, I can't wait for whats to come, Keep up the great work.

[@TrademarkBoys]

Those Impi rushes in the mid game were terrifying. Note: Shaka in game = Leave and try again

[@karimm.elsayad9539]

in one of my games I met him when one of the city states close to me turned green,

[@lifeisgood1224LESGO]

Iwisah meet Caesar!

[@lifeisgood1224LESGO]

He's a commander!

[@captainban7137]

BurnieBurn The Pyro Who think he can dance with Conan of the savanna, but when I go hand to hand with you, I go hammer.

[@lifeisgood1224LESGO]

Knock off his dome, wrap it up in his own banner

[@nicolaslarrain9264]

Send em' back to war, with a message from the Zulu!

[@nicolaslarrain9264]

Rome

[@graciekent9403]

Thanks for acknowledging sources! It's really important, and a lot of history programs (especially internet ones) don't talk about them.

[@raltor40]

Good Job leaving me wanting more. Can't wait till the next one.

[@basicallyarobloxian4533]

"If you're the Chest, you charge. If you're the Horns, you sneak around" If you're the Loins, you're lazy unless needed.

[@bloonsniffer7572]

I checked the recent videos to see if it was still weekly and oh my God it still is

[@DAMDOC]

sweeet

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I am so excited I support this. This is some incredible creative works that tells history in a way you will not forget.

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Can't get enough of this series! Love it!

[@moved4028]

ok can we talk about how well the artists are at making the cultural outfits?

[@Kiyumori]

You earned a like with using the actraiser song 'Birth of the people' in your intro. hell yeah dude.

[@VanishedDecoy]

Much, much appreciation for being transparent about the absence of sources.

[@babunking7401]

Extra history is a WEEKLY show?!?! YASSSSSS!!!

[@banosisbest4976]

the vid was posted in 2015 , the heck yo

[@ksr1581]

I keep seeing him on Civ 6 and got interested in what his history was. This is actually more interesting than I thought. Will keep on watching to see more.

[@sibongokuhlemkhize7502]

Just know you've been watching lies

[@ksr1581]

@@sibongokuhlemkhize7502 I'm open to your statement, can you explain?

[@sibongokuhlemkhize7502]

@@ksr1581 Hey please search "Mbuso Khoza" here on KZbin. you'll learn the truth about the Zulu nation not this nonsense written by the Europeans

[@cocofilms5524]

Ah, the most fearsome leader... INTESTINAL BEETLE!

[@lebohangmofokeng4480]

Yebo!!!!!! Lol

[@gutembergcraft]

Great work, love it!

[@jacktraveller8290]

So pleased this is going to be weekly.

[@raheenayab5539]

"A lot of it has to do with European influence" Me: *sigh* Of course it does

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Yup

[@painvillegaming4119]

my man did you hear what they even said afterwards

[@raheenayab5539]

@@painvillegaming4119 Yeah, I did, I just commented what my immediate thought was after hearing that

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@raheenayab5539 they did even do anything to force it it just happened on its own

[@kojosmith1210]

As U.S. Marines we literally use these exact same small unit tactics.

[@philsoldierX78]

Oh my goodness I'm so glad you guys are doing the history of Zulu! I remember watching his war tactics on a history channel show. Thought it was fascinating :) I love you guys!

[@parsahamidi]

This is the first episode I've watched and I am loving this channel so much! I already recommended it to all my friends 😊

[@eventyraren]

Parsa Hamidi have you seen the other episodes yet?

[@putridspit]

yessss, enough with western history. i want some other history from the rest of the world.

[@JackgarPrime]

putridspit Did you forget that their third one of these was about Japan?

[@putridspit]

no, i watched it already. that's why i hooked on this series.

[@bunneez]

putridspit did you miss everything?

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***** If any nation outside of the West is "overdone" in an historical sense, it's Japan. It's simply the one we're most likely to learn about, aside from perhaps the Americas, from beyond Europe.

[@Croz89]

putridspit We tend to do a lot of western history because a) western civilisation generally recorded events using multiple sources, both oral and written (some parts of the world didn't even have writing systems, such as much of the pre-colonial Americas) and b) many nations which relied on oral tradition to keep historical records have been greatly reduced or even completely wiped out via natural disaster or genocide/conquest. We know little about native American or Australian history because they didn't write anything down, and were almost destroyed by disease and genocide from conquerors.

[@tammyt3434]

To be fair, those spears are pretty darn awesome.

[@RooiWolk]

An Iklwa is what it's called, the short stabbing spear. The Assegai is the longer throwing spear. Colloquially people use the latter name when referring to a Zulu spear.

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EXUSE ME TAMMY, THIS IS A CHRISTIAN SERVER, SO NO SWEARING

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Eeeeeee! More Extra History! If I had more money I really would throw some at you guys for this. ;-; I LOVE your videos.

[@commanderkruge]

Awesome - more stuff to learn on a regular basis! :)

[@Anonymous-xn2xh]

So Shaka wanted us to beat, bruise and kill each other instead of just shouting curses and walking off

[@fieldy409]

So its kinda like if somebody were remembered for ignoring the laws of war and just slaughtered everyone mercilessly. Doesn't really sound like a good guy.

[@bigevil1001]

@@fieldy409 History is about accomplished men. Not good men.

[@coolellen2]

The bull’s horn was actually called the buffalo’s horn

[@JapanInDan]

One of my favorite bits of military history, I am really glad to see it getting the Extra History treatment. Looking forward to seeing more of my favorite heavenly beetle.

[@blueshoals]

Looking forward to more!

[@frog_man_ree]

Imagine beating Napoleon's army just to be killed by a tribal

[@mashobanevusimuzikhumalo2415]

@@Endgame707 hhyai

[@dragonbirdxiii3801]

i just shocked my boss i was at work with my headphones on and listing to this and he thought i was listening to music. the look in his face fantastic.

[@aise3722]

Dragonbird XIII why did he get shocked?

[@dragonbirdxiii3801]

Patrick Ace Pospia everyone else was listening to rap

[@laquishaadams1854]

I was playing civ v and saw umgundlovu and I wanted to learn about the zulus. This was top ranked and I'm excited to see what you have to offer.

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hey thanks for making this series you make social studies a lot more fun (were watching you're video's in class i know it was you because i was already subscribed)

[@Kevinofrepublic]

As a civ player these series give me a lot of fun

[@bearcatben4762]

Run 50 miles,fight a battle

[@augustinedaudu9203]

Bearcat Ben run 50 more miles and force your enemy to surrender all their territory

[@bearcatben4762]

Did you get the Civ reference?

[@augustinedaudu9203]

Bearcat Ben yeah

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History makes my day....god bless my access to you!

[@jainascott5093]

YAYYYY I can't wait for the next episode! 😄

[@History-And-Stuff]

Even though I am not related to them as a South African I really love the Zulu empire! They were amazing!

[@sethleoric2598]

Africa sure is fascinating!

[@MrSemanticprison]

I wish more of my college professors had the love and passion for their subjects that you do. It is awesome to learn from someone that is actually interested and enthusiastic about the things they teach Well done.

[@eddienom]

Jon P It also depends on their audience.

[@way2tehdawn]

Good video, educational and entertaining.

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I know a new series just started but is there a possibility Extra History cover the Mafia and figures like Al Capone ?

[@syferpolski4344]

PheseantNetsuke Topics are decided at a Patreon vote, open to donors

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Syfer Polski where is the list for future subjects exactly.

[@syferpolski4344]

Mikael Anton Kurki 3 minutes of googling around: www.patreon.com/bePatron?rid=76302&u=138095 5$ option

[@SapioiT]

Why does every single episode of Extra History feels so freaking tiny in length? I swear, I could watch hours-long Extra History shows!

[@wdarkfenix]

I love that you guys have taken the time to create a EH about an african empire, it's always hard to find this in a western civilization like ours

[@Khan-ip9jk]

these videos are the best best history channal ive ever seen

[@L1M.L4M]

That 'bull horn' thing sounds like a good war strategy to use, its smart

[@L1M.L4M]

Yes

[@stefanvanveenendaal5741]

Jobe isn't pronounced as Job from the Bible; the 'e' at the end is actually said, making it sound more like "Job-eh". "Dingiswayo" is also pronounced with the hard 'g' sound, like in 'good', not the softer 'j' sound. Zulu was first transcribed using English, so many of the pronunciations of the letters are similar to the English version. Ibutho, the regiment, is not pronounced with the typical 'th' diphthong, but as an airy version of 'T', making it sound less like a hard T as in 'tea'. Lol, I was waiting for a click! No. Mfecane is more like "umph-eh-ca-n' ", where the 'c' is a click made with the front of the tongue against the back of the front upper teeth, similar to the sound one makes calling a horse, so not "mehfekane'. The British didn't really settle Natal until after Dingane became king after Shaka's assassination, and it was the presence of the boers who had recently descended the Drakensberg from the northwest that led to the first euro-zulu angst. The British actually until the Anglo-Zulu war (entirely their fault) respected the border with Zululand and allowed the Zulus to self-govern and trade.

[@bobbyshabangu]

I'm of the Zulu tribes in South Africa. Thanks for this information, it's succinct and right on point from what I grew up hearing from my great great parents and from what my surname tells.

[@corvus1374]

The music Civilization uses for the Zulus is my favorite. The choral voices are insanely good.

[@Drace90]

2:47 - Killmonger did the same thing in Black Panther. Another smart reference to african history, I suppose.

[@chriswriter9087]

Intestinal Beatle Heaven sounds metal! It make a great name for a band or a song.

[@ruttiger500]

Your videos are one of my favorites because of your history stories with the cartoons. I’m a huge history buff I was wondering if you guys could do your interpretation of Vlad Dracula ? Like his rise or Micheal the Great? Or maybe Eugene of Savoy? That would be cool to see. Thanks for the work you guys do !

[@tuxedobird9227]

WEEKLY YES THX

[@Zerobasssoul]

Had a dog named Zulu when I was young.....I miss that dog

[@ScubaDiverMan711]

This dude attacks me early on and destroys my civilization

[@arseska5957]

And he bullies the city states

[@darkorion69]

I am coming to prefer this series over your other one on gaming. You have a very sharp team when it comes to historical synopsis and I look forward to future episodes where you make history entertaining with honest admittance where accuracy might be in question.

[@trailblazerlazerrazerd9027]

I already subscribed and would love to know more, especially from newer/different viewpoints

[@Pengor2000]

I only know Shaka from a rap battle from erb sad

[@bigpigeon2384]

I have a great deal of fear and respect for the Zulu ever since I played civilisation

[@thebridge5483]

Why

[@bigpigeon2384]

The BRIDGE 54 I play civilisation

[@thebridge5483]

Not a secret pidgeon overlord Of doom is that a P.C. Game?

[@DontreadPimpBoy]

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