Cetshwayo kaMpande (/kɛtʃˈwaɪ.oʊ/; Zulu pronunciation:[kǀétʃwajo kámpande]; c. 1826 – 8 February 1884) was the King of the Zulu Kingdom from 1872 to 1879 and its leader during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. His name has been transliterated as Cetawayo, Cetewayo, Cetywajo and Ketchwayo. He famously led the Zulu nation to victory against the British in the Battle of Isandlwana.