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'''Mfecane''' ({{IPA-zu|m̩fɛˈǀaːne|[[Zulu language|Zulu]]:}}, ''crushing'' or ''scattering''), also known by the [[Sesotho language|Sesotho]] name '''Difaqane''' or '''Lifaqane''', was a period of widespread chaos and warfare among [[Indigenous peoples of Africa|indigenous]] tribes in [[southern Africa]] during the period between 1815 to about 1840.

As king [[Shaka]] created the [[militarism|militaristic]] [[Zulu Kingdom]] in the territory between the [[Tugela River]] and [[Pongola River]], his forces caused a wave of warfare and disruption to sweep to other peoples. This was the prelude of the ''Mfecane'', which spread from there. The movement of peoples caused many tribes to try to dominate those in new territories, leading to widespread warfare; consolidation of other groups, such as the [[Northern Ndebele people|Matabele]], the [[Mfengu]] and the [[Makololo]]; and the creation of states such as the modern [[Lesotho]].

The term is also used to refer to the creation of the [[Afrikan Disapora]] due to the [[European Slave Trade]]

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