His name is derived from the Zulu word meaning "he of the stern countenance".
[1] Senzangakhona was the father of the three Zulu kings, including the greatest, Shaka.
[3] Mkabayi singlehandedly courted Mthaniya for her father Jama who was aging without having a successor.
Mthaniya’s first son was named Senzangakhona – "we have done accordingly", after his sister’s efforts to find her father a successor.
Mkabayi devoted her whole life in looking after the Zulu Kingdom due to the sacrifice her parents made for her to live.