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Sebetwane

c. 1790s–1851 · 19th century · Also known as Sebitwane

Sebitwane was the founder of the Kololo kingdom, a Sotho-speaking leader who led his people north from the highveld during the upheavals of the Mfecane in the 1820s and 1830s. Around 1840 he conquered the Lozi kingdom of Barotseland on the upper Zambezi. He met the missionary David Livingstone in 1851, shortly before his death.

Sebetwane
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BarotselandKololo Kingdom

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sebetwane. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sebetwane
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