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Path of Blood: The Rise and Conquest of Mzilikazi, Founder of the Matabele Tribe of Southern Africa by Peter Becker is a biography of Mzilikazi, "the Great Path". Mzilikazi conquered peoples of the Transvaal, Botswana, and further north, creating the Matabele nation from his captives. He repulsed the Zulu army and failed only in his attempts to dislodge the emigrant Boers from his territory. Contains monochrome illustrations throughout.