Here's a Mid-game warlord for the Southern part of Africa. Made due to lack of units there. There's two versions, one Zulu and one more generic version.
Dingiswayo (c.1780 - 1817) was a Mtetwa chief, best known for his mentorship over a young Zulu general, Shaka Zulu, who rose to become the greatest of the Zulu kings. He was born Godongwana, son of Mtetwa chief Jobe. He and his brother Tana plottd agains Jobe, but the plot was dicovered and Godongwana managed to escape. He then changed his name to Dingiswayo ("he who is troubled" or "The Wanderer"). At the death of his father he returned and claimed chieftainship through a bloodless coup against his brother Mawewe. He then adopted western military tactics to conquer some of his enemies (partly helped by the brilliance of his general Shaka Zulu). Shaka left after a while to return to the Zulu, but recognised Dingiswayo as overlord. However, Dingiswayo was killed in a battle against Chief Zwide of the Ndwandwe, and the Mtetwa forces was defeated and scattered temporarily, with the remnants reforming under Shaka. Zwide was later defeated by Shaka in the Zulu Civil War.
Dingiswayo's career marked a watershed in the history of south-east Africa. During his exile he was exposed to European ideas and he put these into practice to produce a disciplined and highly organised army for the first time in the region. After his death, Shaka extended these ideas to create a rigidly disciplined society to complement Dingiswayo's military reforms.
- Wikipedia
Uses the Medieval Warlord Animations.
Some credit goes to Bakuel for model, coffee_junkie for shield (round shield on zulu version) and ambrox for sword. I did the textures mostly myself. Also, Capo deserves some credit for inspiring me to create this v2.
Anyway, as always...
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Dingiswayo (c.1780 - 1817) was a Mtetwa chief, best known for his mentorship over a young Zulu general, Shaka Zulu, who rose to become the greatest of the Zulu kings. He was born Godongwana, son of Mtetwa chief Jobe. He and his brother Tana plottd agains Jobe, but the plot was dicovered and Godongwana managed to escape. He then changed his name to Dingiswayo ("he who is troubled" or "The Wanderer"). At the death of his father he returned and claimed chieftainship through a bloodless coup against his brother Mawewe. He then adopted western military tactics to conquer some of his enemies (partly helped by the brilliance of his general Shaka Zulu). Shaka left after a while to return to the Zulu, but recognised Dingiswayo as overlord. However, Dingiswayo was killed in a battle against Chief Zwide of the Ndwandwe, and the Mtetwa forces was defeated and scattered temporarily, with the remnants reforming under Shaka. Zwide was later defeated by Shaka in the Zulu Civil War.
Dingiswayo's career marked a watershed in the history of south-east Africa. During his exile he was exposed to European ideas and he put these into practice to produce a disciplined and highly organised army for the first time in the region. After his death, Shaka extended these ideas to create a rigidly disciplined society to complement Dingiswayo's military reforms.
- Wikipedia
Uses the Medieval Warlord Animations.
Some credit goes to Bakuel for model, coffee_junkie for shield (round shield on zulu version) and ambrox for sword. I did the textures mostly myself. Also, Capo deserves some credit for inspiring me to create this v2.
Anyway, as always...
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