Cetshwayo (Cetewayo); 1826 8 February 1884) King of the Zulu Kingdom from 1872 to 1879 and their leader during the Anglo-Zulu War (1879). His name has been transliterated as Cetewayo, Cetewayo, Cetewayo and Ketchwayo. He famously led the Zulu nation to victory against the British in the Battle of Isandlwana.