of the Rozvi Empire, but were soon defeated by the Rozvi people. In 1834 the Matabele [Ndebele] people arrive in Zimbabwe - -- Mzilikazi fleeing Shaka Mzilikazi Kumalo (King of Matabeleland ) King Mzilikazi, as portrayed by Captain William Cornwallis Harris, circa 1836. Reign ca. 1820 - 1868 Born ca. 1790