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Seitlhamo
Seitlhamo (died ) was a ''kgosi'' of the Kwena tribe. He ruled from the death of his father Motswasele I c. 1785 until his own death c. 1795. He was succeeded by his son Legwale. Life Seitlhamo was the son of Motswasele I, ''kgosi A (; ) is the title for a hereditary leader of a Batswana and South Africa peoples tribe. Usage The word "kgosi" is a Setswana term for "king" or "chief". Various affixes can be added to the word to change its meaning: adding the prefix ''di- ...'' of the Kwena people. He was loyal to his father, carrying out his wishes and refusing to take power when his father was infirm later in life. Throughout his life, Seitlhamo fought in several battles against the Ngwaketse people, with whom the Bakwena were in constant conflict in Seitlhamo's time. Seitlhamo became ''kgosi'' . By this time, he had already reached old age. As ''kgosi'', he moved the Kwena tribe from Shokwane to Dithejane, which had temporarily been the home of the Kwena under his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legwale
Legwale was a ''kgosi'' of the Kwena tribe in the late 18th century. He was preceded by his father Seitlhamo and succeeded by his brother Maleke as regent. Gary Okihiro has contested the idea that Legwale is a single individual, saying that there were two consecutive ''dikgosi'' named Legwale who were father and son. Life Legwale was the son of the Kwena ''kgosi'' Seitlhamo. As a young man, it's believed that Legwale led the Kwena people in a war with the Kgafela people in a failed attempt to reinstate Makgotso as the Kgafela tribe's regent. Legwale was briefly captured during this conflict. Upon Seitlhamo's death, Legwale became the ''kgosi''. As ''kgosi'', Legwale led a raiding party to steal cattle. This has been reported as a raid against the Birwa people in Shoshong, or against the Shona people in Bonyani. Legwale was killed during the raid. His year of death has been reported as c. 1798 and c. 1803. Because the targets were prepared, and because Legwale was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motswasele I
Motswasele I (died ) was ''kgosi'' of the Kwena tribe from c. 1770 until his death c. 1790. He was preceded by his grandfather Motshodi and succeeded by his son Seitlhamo. Life Motswasele was born in the early 18th century, between 1715 and 1745. He the son of Legojane and the grandson of Motshodi, ''kgosi'' of the Bakwena. Bakwena oral tradition tells that Motswasele was a prolific traveler when he was young and was the first of the Bakwena to see Europeans. Legojane died before Motshodi, making Motswasele the next in line to be ''kgosi''. Motswasele took on responsibilities to manage the tribe as Motshodi grew older, and he became ''kgosi'' upon Motshodi's death . He led the tribe to Shokwane and then to Dithejane. Here the Bakwena defeated the Bangwaketse in battle at Gookodisa. One story tells that Mathiba was the younger brother of Motswasele, and that Motswasele sentenced Mathiba to death for castrating bulls without permission. It is said that when they encountered Lesel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maleke (Kwena)
Maleke was a regent of the Kwena tribe. He was the son of ''kgosi'' Seitlhamo and the younger brother of ''kgosi'' Legwale. Maleke became regent of the Bakwena after Legwale died c. 1798. As ''kgosi'', Maleke led an attack against a Bangwaketse village in Kanye to avenge the death of his father. He burned the village, and he is said to have killed Tawana, the uncle of the village's leader, Makaba. A short time later, Maleke died of rabies Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals. It was historically referred to as hydrophobia ("fear of water") because its victims panic when offered liquids to drink. Early symptoms can include fever and abn ... after he was bitten by a dog. He was succeeded as regent by his younger brother Tshosa until Legwale's son Motswasele II became ''kgosi'' c. 1805. Notes References * * {{Africa-royal-stub Deaths from rabies Kwena chiefs Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 19th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tshosa
Tshosa was a regent of the Kwena tribe from 1803 to 1807. He became regent following the death of his brother Maleke, who was also a regent, and he held the position until he passed it to the Kwena heir, his nephew Motswasele II. After Motswasele's death, Tshosa led a group of the fractured Kwena tribe. He was killed in an attack by the Bakololo. Life Tshosa was a son of the Kwena ''kgosi'' Seitlhamo Seitlhamo (died ) was a ''kgosi'' of the Kwena tribe. He ruled from the death of his father Motswasele I c. 1785 until his own death c. 1795. He was succeeded by his son Legwale. Life Seitlhamo was the son of Motswasele I, ''kgosi A (; ..., born in the third house, and he was the junior brother of Legwale and Maleke. When Legwale became ''kgosi'', he initiated a raid against another tribe. Tshosa opposed the action, and he allegedly gave the tribe advance warning. Legwale was killed in the raid, and Maleke became regent. Tshosa became regent in 1803, taking on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakwena
The Bakwena or Bakoena ("those who venerate the crocodile") are a large Sotho-Tswana clan in Southern Africa of the Bantu peoples, southern Bantu group. They can be found in different parts of southern Africa such as Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa and Eswatini. "Kwena" is a Sotho/Tswana/Sepedi word meaning "crocodile", the crocodile is also their totem (Izibongo, seboko). Genealogy and history Earliest ancestor of the Kwena clan, Kwena, was a grandson of Masilo I, the King of Bahurutse clan around 1360 CE. Kwena and his followers settled at Tebang, now called Heidelberg, Gauteng, Heidelberg. Around 1500 CE, Bakwena started spreading in the region, from the Vaal River, Lekwa River to Kalahari (Botswana) until settling at Ntsoanatsatsi (mythical origin land of the Sotho-Tswana people) with the Bafokeng around 1580 CE. Early leaders * Kwena (kgosi), Kwena (dates unknown) * Phokotsea (dates unknown) * Kgabo I (late 17th century) * Tebele (late 17th or early 18th century) Basotho l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwena Tribe
The Bakwena or Bakoena ("those who venerate the crocodile") are a large Sotho-Tswana clan in Southern Africa of the southern Bantu group. They can be found in different parts of southern Africa such as Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa and Eswatini. "Kwena" is a Sotho/Tswana/Sepedi word meaning "crocodile", the crocodile is also their totem ( seboko). Genealogy and history Earliest ancestor of the Kwena clan, Kwena, was a grandson of Masilo I, the King of Bahurutse clan around 1360 CE. Kwena and his followers settled at Tebang, now called Heidelberg. Around 1500 CE, Bakwena started spreading in the region, from the Lekwa River to Kalahari (Botswana) until settling at Ntsoanatsatsi (mythical origin land of the Sotho-Tswana people) with the Bafokeng around 1580 CE. Early leaders * Kwena (dates unknown) * Phokotsea (dates unknown) * Kgabo I (late 17th century) * Tebele (late 17th or early 18th century) Basotho line * first leader was Kgosi Nape. * Napo begot and was succeeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kgabo Tebele
Kgabo may refer to: * Larona Kgabo, (born 1986) a Botswana model and beauty pageant titleholder * Kgabo Commission, a 1991 Botswana commission of inquiry ** Kgabo Report, the findings of the Kgabo Commission * Kgabo II, kgosi of the Kwena tribe The Bakwena or Bakoena ("those who venerate the crocodile") are a large Sotho-Tswana clan in Southern Africa of the southern Bantu group. They can be found in different parts of southern Africa such as Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa and Eswatini. ... * Englishman Kgabo, (1925–1992) a Motswana politician See also * * {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1790s Deaths
Year 179 ( CLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Veru (or, less frequently, year 932 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 179 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman empire * The Roman fort Castra Regina ("fortress by the Regen river") is built at Regensburg, on the right bank of the Danube in Germany. * Roman legionaries of Legio II ''Adiutrix'' engrave on the rock of the Trenčín Castle (Slovakia) the name of the town ''Laugaritio'', marking the northernmost point of Roman presence in that part of Europe. * Marcus Aurelius drives the Marcomanni over the Danube and reinforces the border. To repopulate and rebuild a devastated Pannonia, Rome allows the first German colonists to enter territory controlled by the Roman Empire. Asia * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Unknown
A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exact. The modern calendar year, as reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar, approximates the tropical year by using a system of leap years. The term 'year' is also used to indicate other periods of roughly similar duration, such as the lunar year (a roughly 354-day cycle of twelve of the Moon's phasessee lunar calendar), as well as periods loosely associated with the calendar or astronomical year, such as the seasonal year, the fiscal year, the academic year, etc. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kgosi
A (; ) is the title for a hereditary leader of a Batswana and South Africa peoples tribe. Usage The word "kgosi" is a Setswana term for "king" or "chief". Various affixes can be added to the word to change its meaning: adding the prefix ''di-'' creates the plural form '' dikgosi''; the feminine suffix '' -gadi'' makes the word '' kgosigadi''; and the adjectival suffix '' -kgolo'', meaning "large", creates '' kgosikgolo'', the word for "supreme leader". It is a title often given to aristocrats in Botswana and surrounding countries where there are Tswana speaking people. The office of tribal leadership is called the ''bogosi'' while the person who assumes the office is the ''kgosi''. Duties The Bogosi Act of 2008 defines the powers of dikgosi. According to the Bogosi Act, the kgosi of a tribe has several duties: to manage the tribe, to organize kgotla meetings, and to follow the rules and advice of the national government and the members of the tribe. The dikgosi of the eigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
