Shaka Memorial

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|caption = The memorial stone of King Shaka Zulu, founder of the Zulu nation, in Stanger, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa!

|location = KwaDukuza/Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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The Shaka Memorial is a provincial heritage site in KwaDukuza in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It marks the resting place of the Zulu King Shaka near the site where he was assassinated by his half-brothers Dingane and Mhlangana while sitting on a rock near the barracks at his capital Dukuza.[http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/king-shaka-zulu Detailed account of Shaka's life and death], accessed 5 May 2012

According to the 1938 Government Gazette, the monument was made in Newcastle and erected in 1932 on the site of King Shaka's grave.[http://196.35.231.29/sahra/HeritageSitesDetail.aspx?id=76893 South African Heritage Resource Agency database]

Adjacent to the memorial is the rock on which King Shaka was alleged to be sitting at the time of his assassination on 24 September 1828.This Day in History, [http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shaka-zulu-assassinated 22 September 1828], accessed 5 May 2012 It was rolled across the street from its original site to where it now lies.[http://www.wheretostay.co.za/information/topic/3392 King Shaka Memorial Visitor Info], accessed 5 May 2012 The date is commemorated by a gathering at the memorial in honour of King Shaka led by the Zulu king, his warriors and dignitaries.King Shaka Day [http://www.southafrica.net/sat/content/en/za/media-event-detail?oid=407619&sn=Detail&pid=276571&King-Shaka-Day celebrations], accessed 5 May 2012