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Zulu Kingdom The Zulu Kingdom ( ; ), sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire, was a monarchy in Southern Africa. During the 1810s, Shaka established a standing army that consolidated rival clans and built a large following which ruled a wide expanse of So ...
or Zulu Empire, a former monarchy in what is now South Africa *
Zulu language Zulu ( ), or isiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu languages, Southern Bantu language of the Nguni languages, Nguni branch spoken in, and indigenous to, Southern Africa. Nguni dialects are regional or social varieties of the Nguni language, ...
, a Bantu language spoken in southern Africa *
Zulu people Zulu people (; ) are a native people of Southern Africa of the Nguni people, Nguni. The Zulu people are the largest Ethnic groups in South Africa, ethnic group and nation in South Africa, living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. They o ...
, an ethnic group of southern Africa


Arts, entertainment, and media


Films

* ''Zulu'' (1964 film), a war film starring Stanley Baker and Michael Caine * ''Zulu'' (2013 film), a French crime film starring Forest Whitaker and Orlando Bloom


Music

* "Zulu" (song), a 1981 dance single by British funk duo the Quick * Zulu Records, a record store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada founded in 1981 * "Zulu", a song by Blink-182 from the 1996 EP ''They Came to Conquer... Uranus'' * Zulu (band), an American hardcore punk band formed in 2019


Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Zulu (Pillow Pal), a Pillow Pal zebra made by Ty, Inc. * TV 2 Zulu, a Danish television station * Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club, a Carnival krewe in New Orleans


People

* Zulu (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Zulu (footballer), full name Carlos Eduardo Alves Albina (born 1983), Brazilian forward * Gilbert Lani Kauhi (1937–2004), stage name Zulu, who played Kono in the original ''Hawaii Five-O'' series *
Zulu kaMalandela This is a list of the monarchs of the Zulu nation, including chieftains and kings of the Zulu royal family from their earliest known history up to the present time. Pre-Zulu The Zulu King lineage stretches to as far as Luzumana, who is bel ...
, founder (c. 1709) and chief of the Zulu clan *
Zulu Sofola Nwazuluwa Onuekwuke "Zulu" Sofola (22 June 1935 – 5 September 1995)Biography
, ′Zulu Sofola official w ...
(1935–1995), professor and the first published female Nigerian playwright and dramatist *
Shaka Zulu Shaka kaSenzangakhona (–24 September 1828), also known as Shaka (the) Zulu () and Sigidi kaSenzangakhona, was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828. One of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu, he ordered wide-reaching reform ...
(c. 1787 – 1828), leader of the Zulu Kingdom


Places

* Zulu, Indiana, a town in the United States * 1922 Zulu, an asteroid


Military

* Battle Force Zulu, U.S. Navy carrier task force designation (including a list of them) * , three ships of the British Royal Navy * Task Force Zulu, a South African Defence Force unit in Operation Savannah *
Zulu-class submarine The Soviet Navy's Project 611 (NATO reporting name: Zulu class) were one of the first Soviet post-Second-World-War attack submarines. They were similarly capable to the American Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program, GUPPY fleet-boat conver ...
, a Soviet attack submarine class built in the 1950s


Science and technology

* Zulü, an approximation of pi * Zulu, a variant of the 1910s
Sunbeam Crusader The Sunbeam Crusader, originally known as the Sunbeam 150 hp, Sunbeam 110 hp or Sunbeam 100 hp (variations on the engine may also have been referred to as Sunbeam 120 hp or Sunbeam 135 hp), was an early British, side-va ...
motorcycle engine * ''
Alaena ''Alaena'' is a genus of butterflies, commonly called Zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropics. Species Listed alphabetically:Azul Systems Azul Systems, Inc. (also known as Azul) is a company that develops and distributes runtimes ( JDK, JRE, JVM) for executing Java-based applications. The company was founded in March 2002. Azul Systems has headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. ...
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Torbenia ''Torbenia'' is a genus of butterflies, commonly called Zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. The five species were formerly placed in ''Ornipholidotos ''Ornipholidotos'' is a genus of butterflies, commo ...
'', a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae commonly called zulus *
Zulu sheep The Zulu sheep breed is native to South Africa and is predominantly raised by rural farmers in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. It serves primarily as a source of food and income to poor resource farmers. It belongs to the Nguni type of sheep togeth ...
, a breed raised primarily by the Zulu people in Southern Africa *
Zulu time Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time. It establishes a reference for the current time, forming the basis for civil time and time zones. UTC facilitates international communicat ...
, more commonly known as UTC, for the Z in TZ timestamps


Other uses

* Z, pronounced "Zulu" in the
NATO phonetic alphabet The International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet or simply the Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, commonly known as the NATO phonetic alphabet, is the most widely used set of clear-code words for communicating the letters of the Latin/Roman ...
* Zulu, a type of boat used in the Scottish east coast fishery * Zulu Wikipedia, Zulu language edition of Wikipedia * The Zulus, a former football team in Sheffield, England * The Birmingham Zulu Warriors, a football hooligan "firm" associated with Birmingham City FC


See also

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Amazulu (disambiguation) The amaZulu are the Zulu people of southern Africa. Amazulu or AmaZulu may also refer to: * AmaZulu F.C., a South African football club * Amazulu FC (Zimbabwe), a defunct Zimbabwean football club * Amazulu (band), a British ska band of the 198 ...
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Zululand (disambiguation) Zululand () may refer to: * Zulu Kingdom (1818–1897) * KwaZulu, a Bantustan in South Africa (1981–1994) * KwaZulu-Natal, a province of the Republic of South Africa * Zululand District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa * Diocese of ...
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Sulu (disambiguation) Sulu is a province of the Philippines. Sulu may also refer to: Locations Philippines * Sulu Archipelago, in the Philippines * Sulu Sea, in the southwestern area of the Philippines * Apostolic Prefecture of Sulu, a Catholic missionary jurisdictio ...
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