Kololo people
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The Kololo people are a historical Sotho-Tswana group from southern Africa known for their 19th-century migrations and political influence in regions of present-day Zambia and Botswana.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sotho-Tswana people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Zambezi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalRegion | Barotseland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conquered | Lozi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | restored Lozi leadership ⓘ |
| encountered |
European explorers
ⓘ
European missionaries ⓘ |
| ethnicRelation |
Basotho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Batswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Sotho-Tswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedPolityWithName | Kololo kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | largely assimilated ⓘ |
| introducedLanguageInfluenceTo | Lozi language ⓘ |
| involvedIn | mfecane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing political dominance in parts of present-day Zambia
ⓘ
influence in present-day Botswana ⓘ long-distance migration ⓘ spreading Sotho-Tswana language features into Barotseland ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| legacy |
Sotho elements in Lozi language
ⓘ
historical memory in Barotseland ⓘ |
| migratedFrom | southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
Barotseland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Botswana ⓘ present-day Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCharacteristic | mounted warriors ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sotho peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tswana-Sotho cultural sphere ⓘ |
| politicalInfluenceIn |
Barotseland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Zambezi region NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of present-day Botswana ⓘ present-day western Zambia ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | centralized chieftaincy ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| religion | traditional African religion ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Sotho-Tswana and Lozi cultural blending ⓘ |
| ruledOver | Lozi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | chiefdom-based ⓘ |
| timeOfMigration | early 19th century ⓘ |
| timeOfPoliticalDominance | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
shields
ⓘ
spears ⓘ |
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