Sekhukhune II
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Sekhukhune II was the paramount King of the
Bapedi The Pedi or (also known as the Northern Sotho or and the Marota or ) – are a southern African ethnic group that speak Pedi or ''Sepedi'', a dialect belonging to the Sotho-Tswana enthnolinguistic group. Northern Sotho is a term used to ...
and grandson of Sekhukhune I. He reigned during the Second Anglo-Boer War. Sekhukhune's reign marked the final collapse of the Bapedi resistance against the occupation of their land by the
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and the
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.Sekhukhune II his heir Thulare II predeceased him and Kgobalale was appointed as a regent instead of his elder brother Seraki. It was the pedi nation as large that turned down the appointment of Seraki due to his unruly behaviour. They believed that if Kgobalale should have a problem he could notify his brother Seraki as he was trusted to when it comes to war.


See also

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Sekwati Sekwati was a 19th-century paramount King of the Maroteng or more commonly known as the Bapedi people. His reign focused on rebuilding the Pedi Kingdom on the conclusion of the Mfecane and maintaining peaceful relations with the Boer Voortrekke ...
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Mampuru II Mampuru II (1824 – 22 November 1883) was a king of the Pedi people in southern Africa. Mampuru was a son of the elder brother of Sekwati and claimed he had been designated as his successor. Sekwati died in 1861 and his son, Sekhukhune claimed ...
* Sekhukhune I *
Pedi people The Pedi or (also known as the Northern Sotho or and the Marota or ) – are a southern African ethnic group that speak Pedi or ''Sepedi'', a dialect belonging to the Sotho-Tswana enthnolinguistic group. Northern Sotho is a term used to ...


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{{reflist Sotho-Tswana people Bapedi monarchy