Historic Zulu Impis

The Zulu Impis of the mid to late 19th century were highly organized and disciplined military units that represented the pinnacle of development in tribal warfare. In documented recent history, the Zulu Impi provides us with an easily identifiable reference that evokes what the organized barbarians may have seem like to Roman Soldiers of the Empire and republic periods.



SPOILER RULE: Regardless of when you find the pieces of the answer to the Zulu Impi puzzle or If you figure out the answer to the question, please do not reveal these things until the final spoiler thread for Gotm16-Rome has been opened. You may freely discuss the Zulu Impi barbarians and their historic names in the spoiler threads, but try to be sensitive to not revealing their exact location too early and also not spoiling the puzzle for other players who may still be enjoying the hunt for few missing clues. 



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Here is a list of the names of Zulu Impi Barbarians that you may encounter in GOTM16-Rome:

iSanqu ___ - one of Mpandes favorite Zulu impis in 1846 aged 54 - 1500 men 
AmaShishi ___ - another name for the iSanqu impi 
inDabakawombe ___ - one of Mpandes favorite Zulu impis in 1846 
uSuthu ___ - traditional tribal followers of Cetshwayo 
uDhloko ___ - experienced Zulu Impi at Rourkes Drift - raised by Mpande - 2500 men 
amaKwenke ___ - Zulu Impi at - raised by Mpande - 1500 men 
uDukuza ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Shaka 
Iqwa ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 35 - 500 men 
uSixepi ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Shaka 
Nokenke ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 30 - 2000 men 
umBelebele ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Shaka 
umHlanga ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 28 - 1000 men 
uMhlambongwenya ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Shaka 
umXapo ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 35 - 1000 men 
Bulawayo ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Shaka 
Nsugamgeni ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 35 - 1000 men 
umDlambedhlu ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Dingane 
Ngwekwe ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 55 - 1000 men 
Ngulubi ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 55 - 500 men 
Nodwengu ___ - a fearsome corps of Zulu Impis all at Isandhlwana 
umKhlulutshane ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Dingane 
umSikaba ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 54 - 500 men 
uDududu ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 35 - 1500 men 
Mbubi ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 35 - 500 men 
uDibi ___ - young Zulu boys 
Undi ___ - a fearsome corps of Zulu Impis 
uThulwane ___ - Impi at Rourkes Drift - raised by Mpande aged 45 - 1500 men 
Nkonkone ___ - experienced Zulu Impi aged 43 - raised by Mpande - 500 men 
Ndhlondhlo ___ - experienced Zulu Impi aged 43 - raised by Mpande - 900 men 
inDlu-yengwe ___ - younger virgin Impi age 28 at Rourkes Drift - by Mpande - 1000 men 
inGobamakhosi ___ - younger virgin Zulu Impi age 24 - raised by Cetshwayo - 6000 men 
umCijo ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 28 - 2500 men 
unQakamatye ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 30 - 5000 men 
uMtulisazwi ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 29 - 1500 men 
uVe ___ - Impi age 23 - raised by Cetshwayo - 3,500 men 
uMzinyati ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 43 - 500 men 
umBonambi ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 32 - 1500 men 
Amashutu ___ - Zulu Impi raised by Mpande aged 32 - 500 men 
iKhehla ___ - experienced married men 
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The Barbarian Impi Puzzler

The question that the Impis can help you answer is directly related to Rome in this game.

You may not be able to find all the pieces of the puzzle since some of the Impis could get killed before you see their names. You can use the Impi name list to help you figure out the important piece to watch for.

There is only one Zulu Impi name that you may encounter which should not be in the list and that name has no relationship to the puzzle.

The puzzle has no impact on or relationship to playing a good game of Civilization III but for some players it may add a little bit of enjoyment. It is probably not possible for a below average Civ3 player to find enough of the clues to lead to finding the answer to the puzzle.



SPOILER RULE: Regardless of when you find the pieces of the answer to the Zulu Impi puzzle or If you figure out the answer to the question, please do not reveal these things until the final spoiler thread for Gotm16-Rome has been opened. You may freely discuss the Zulu Impi barbarians and their historic names in the spoiler threads, but try to be sensitive to not revealing their exact location too early and also not spoiling the puzzle for other players who may still be enjoying the hunt for few missing clues.



As soon as you think you have found the answer to the puzzler, you may email your version of the question and your predicted answer to cracker at the email address gotm@civfanatics.net to have your name listed in the game results along with the date of the month and the year inside your game when you figured out the answer.

