UMgungundlovu kwakuyinhloko-dolobha yasebukhosini beNkosi yamaZulu uDingane (1828-1840) futhi yayingesinye sezakhiwo eziningi zamasosha (amakhanda) ayigcina.Wasungula isibaya sakhe sasebukhosini ngonyaka we-1829 esigodini saseMakhosini sibhekene negquma leNgonyama (iSingonyama), eningizimu yoMfula uMhlophe waseMfolozi. Igama uMgungundlovu lisuselwa egameni lesiZulu noma ibinzana elithi ungungu we ndlovu, okusho ukuthi "umhlanganiso oyimfihlo wendlovu". Eminye imithombo ibhekisa naseMgungundlovu ngokuthi "indawo yendlovu".I indlovu izwi (indlovu) libhekisela enkosini yabantwana abantu Zulu. UDingane wasungula isibaya sakhe sobukhosi, noma inhlokodolobha, eMgungundlovu ngo-1829.Wathatha izintambo zombuso ngo-1828 ngemuva kokubulala uShaka, umfowabo omncane. Lena enye yezindlela okwakubonakala izakhiwo lempi lenkosi (amakhanda) futhi ise eMakhosini esigodini, eseningizimu nje White uMfolozi River ku emthambekeni iNgonyama egqumeni. Yayiphakathi kwemifudlana emibili, uMkhumbane ngaseningizimu neNzololo ngasenyakatho. Leli qoqo elimise okweqanda (indawo yamasosha) lalinamaqhugwane aphakathi kuka-1 400 no-1,700, okwakungahlala abahlali abaphakathi kuka-5 000 no-7,000. Le nombolo iyehluka njengoba ama-regiment abizwa ngezikhathi ezahlukahlukene.Izindlwana zazinokujula okuyisithupha kuya kwesishiyagalombili futhi zakha indandatho enkulu ezungeze indawo evulekile, eyaziwa ngokuthi isibaya sezinkomo esikhulu (isibaya esikulu).Lesi sikhala sasetshenziselwa nemikhosi yamasosha kanye nemibuthano.