By 1825 he had conquered a huge empire covering a vast area from the sea in the east to the Drakensberg mountains in the west, and from the Pongola River in the north to the Bashee river in the south, not far from the modern day town of East London.
I 1825 havde Shaka erobret et stort imperium, der dækkede et stort område fra havet i øst til Drakensberg bjergene i vest, og fra Pongola floden i nord til Bashee floden i syd, ikke langt fra den moderne by East London.