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Impi

Impi is a Nguni word meaning war or combat and by association any body of men gathered for war; for example, impi ya masosha is a term denoting an army. Impi were formed from regiments (amabutho) from large militarised homesteads (amakhanda). In English impi is often used to refer to a Zulu regiment, which is called an ibutho in Zulu, or the army of the…

Culture, Ascent and innovations of Shaka & Genesis

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Impi

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Triples162
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029412
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related to Organisation of the Zulu forces · 43
Impi → An, Anglo-Zulu War, At, Battle, Britain, British, Cetshwayo, Coordination, Corps, France, General George Custer, General Terry, Generally, Higher, Indeed, Indian, Isandhlwana, Kambula, Likewise, Little Bighorn
related to In battle · 31
Impi → African, Algeria, Anglo-Zulu War, Berbers, Britain, British, By, Cannae, Cetswayo, European, Few, French, In, Lobi, Manpower, Mozambique, Ndondakusuka, Romans, Shaka, Tanzania
related to Mobility, training and insignia · 18
Impi → Boers, British, Eventually, Fund, He, Initially, King Mpande, Morris, Shaka, Shaka's, Such, Swaziland, Teach, They, Until, Upkeep, War, Zulu
related to Genesis · 16
Impi → Above, Africa, Bantu, Dingiswayo, In, Kraal, Morris, Mthethwa, Periodically, Shaka, The, The Zulu, These, This, Young, Zulu
related to In popular culture · 15
Impi → Brave New World, Civilization, Civilization III, Civilization IV, Civilization VI, England, Johnny Clegg, Juluka, Lyrics, Revolution, Shaka, South African, The, Warlords, Zulu
related to Limited nature of early tribal warfare · 15
Impi → Casualties, Defensive, Generally, If, King Shaka, KwaZulu Natal, Many, Objectives, Ritualized, Shaka, Tactics, The, There, They, Warfare
related to Summary of the Shaka reforms · 13
Impi → As, Carthaginians, Dingswayo's, His, In, Marian, Marius, Rome, Shaka, The, This, While, Zulu
is a · 2
Impi → Nguni word meaning war or combat and by association any body of men gathered for war, unique unit for the Zulu faction with Shaka as their leader. 'Impi' is also the title of a very famous South African song by Johnny Clegg and his band Juluka
related to External links · 2
Impi → Article, Zulu Impi

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zulu shaka isbn war warriors regiments men battle age military king would one tribal forces could combat weapons dingiswayo clan

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Impiis aNguni word meaning war or combat and by association any body of men gathered for war0.90text
Impiis aunique unit for the Zulu faction with Shaka as their leader. 'Impi' is also the title of a very famous South African song by Johnny Clegg and his band Juluka0.90text
Donald Morris hold that his political genius laid the basis for a relatively light hegemonyinstance ofHistorians0.80text
the Carthaginians maintained a patchwork of force typesinstance ofWhile other ancient powers0.80text
and the legions retained such phalanx-style holdovers like the triariiinstance ofWhile other ancient powers0.80text
later writers would attribute to Marius the implementation of one consistent standardised approach for all the infantry that likely actually took place gradually across many yearsinstance ofWhile other ancient powers0.80text
Britaininstance ofThis limited resource base would hurt the Zulu when they confronted technologically advanced world powers0.80text
Civilization IIIinstance ofit appears in various video games0.80text
Civilization IVinstance ofit appears in various video games0.80text
Impirelated to External linksArticle0.60section
Impirelated to External linksZulu Impi0.60section
Impirelated to GenesisThe Zulu0.60section

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