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	''[[Xaka]]'' ([[Tsonga]]) by [[S.J. Baloyi]], ''[[Bayede-Shaka: The Spear is Born]]'' by [[Edmund Mhlongo\|Edmund 'Muzi' Mhlongo]].		''[[Xaka]]'' ([[Tsonga]]) by [[S.J. Baloyi]], ''[[Bayede-Shaka: The Spear is Born]]'' by [[Edmund Mhlongo\|Edmund 'Muzi' Mhlongo]].
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−	~~''[[Kwadedangendlale]]'' by [[M. Khumalo]], an opera based on [[Vilakazi]]'s epic poem.~~

	''[[Tsjaka]]'' by [[Pieter Fourie]] (1940-2021), written in 1963 and published as ''[[Tsjaka]]'' in [[Afrikaans]] (by [[Perskor]], Johannesburg), as well as ''[[Shaka]]'' in English (translated by Sheila Gillham, published by Longman, Cape Town) in 1976.		''[[Tsjaka]]'' by [[Pieter Fourie]] (1940-2021), written in 1963 and published as ''[[Tsjaka]]'' in [[Afrikaans]] (by [[Perskor]], Johannesburg), as well as ''[[Shaka]]'' in English (translated by Sheila Gillham, published by Longman, Cape Town) in 1976.

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	''[[Shaka Zulu - The Musical]]'' (2010) by [[Samson Khumalo]], [[Sean Else]] and [[Deon Opperman]].		''[[Shaka Zulu - The Musical]]'' (2010) by [[Samson Khumalo]], [[Sean Else]] and [[Deon Opperman]].
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		+	''[[UShaka kaSenzangakhona]]'' is a cantata/opera by composer [[Mzilikazi Khumalo]] and librettist [[Themba Msimang]].

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	''[[Ogun Abibiman]]'' (1976), an occasional poem by [[Wole Soyinka]], combines the story of [[Shaka]] (referred to as "[[Chaka]]") and his military impact with the myth of 0gun, the African god of war, in an exhortation of black people fighting for freedom and human rights in Southern Africa. The [[Shaka]] section of the poem was performed as play by [[Soyikwa Players]]		''[[Ogun Abibiman]]'' (1976), an occasional poem by [[Wole Soyinka]], combines the story of [[Shaka]] (referred to as "[[Chaka]]") and his military impact with the myth of 0gun, the African god of war, in an exhortation of black people fighting for freedom and human rights in Southern Africa. The [[Shaka]] section of the poem was performed as play by [[Soyikwa Players]]
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		+	''[[Shaka Zulu - The Musical]]'' (2010) by [[Samson Khumalo]], [[Sean Else]] and [[Deon Opperman]].

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 He is the most legendary of the [[Zulu]] kings, a military genius who revolutionized African warfare and subdued a large part of the sub-continent. He was murdered by his brother [[Dingane]], who then assumed the kingship.
-A number of novels (notably ''[[Chaka]]'', the famous Sotho novel by Thomas Mofolo (1876-1948)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mofolo]), epic poems (e.g. ''UShaka KaSenzangakhona'' - "Shaka, Son of Senzangakhona" - by B.W. Vilakazi (1906-1947)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi]), plays and film scripts have been written on his life.
+Besides a number of novels (notably ''[[Chaka]]'', the famous Sotho novel by Thomas Mofolo (1876-1948)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mofolo]), epic poems (e.g. ''UShaka KaSenzangakhona'' - "Shaka, Son of Senzangakhona" - by B.W. Vilakazi (1906-1947)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi]), that have been written on his life, there have also been a number of stage and film versions of his life.
 == Plays and films about [[Shaka]]==

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 He is the most legendary of the [[Zulu]] kings, a military genius who revolutionized African warfare and subdued a large part of the sub-continent. He was murdered by his brother [[Dingane]], who then assumed the kingship.
-A number of novels (notably ''[[Chaka]]'', the famous Sotho novel by Thomas Mofolo (1876-1948)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mofolo]), epic poems (e.g. ''UShaka KaSenzangakhona'' - "Shaka, Son of Senzangakhona" - by B.W. Vilakazi (1906-1947)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi]) and plays have been written on his life.
+A number of novels (notably ''[[Chaka]]'', the famous Sotho novel by Thomas Mofolo (1876-1948)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mofolo]), epic poems (e.g. ''UShaka KaSenzangakhona'' - "Shaka, Son of Senzangakhona" - by B.W. Vilakazi (1906-1947)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi]), plays and film scripts have been written on his life.
 == Plays and films about [[Shaka]]==

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-[[Shaka]] is one of the many popular names used to refer to the  Zulu king and military leader '''[[Shaka kaSenzangakhona]]''' (c. 1787 –1828)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka], a popular character in numerous works of history and fiction.
+[[Shaka]] (and variants of the name) refers to the famous Southern African Zulu king and military leader '''[[Shaka kaSenzangakhona]]''' (c. 1787 –1828)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka],
-Better known outside [[Zulu]] culture as '''[[Shaka Zulu]]''' or [[Shaka]], he is also referred to as '''[[Chaka]],  [[Tshaka]]''' or '''[[Tsjaka]]''' (in [[Afrikaans]]).
+Better known outside [[Zulu]] culture as '''[[Shaka Zulu]]''' or [[Shaka]], he is also referred to as '''[[Chaka]],  [[Tshaka]]''' or '''[[Tsjaka]]''' (in [[Afrikaans]]), he is a popular character in numerous works of history and fiction in a range of languages.
 == The character ==
 He is the most legendary of the [[Zulu]] kings, a military genius who revolutionized African warfare and subdued a large part of the sub-continent. He was murdered by his brother [[Dingane]], who then assumed the kingship.
-A number of novels (notably Mofolo's famous work), epic poems (e.g. by B.W. Vilakazi) and plays have been written on his life.
+A number of novels (notably Mofolo's famous work), epic poems (e.g. by [[B.W. Vilakazi]]) and plays have been written on his life.