<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetshwayo" id="mwtA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cetshwayo">Cetshwayo</a> ascends to the throne as king of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_Kingdom" id="mwtQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Zulu Kingdom">Zulu</a> nation following the death of his father <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpande" id="mwtg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mpande">Mpande</a>.