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.

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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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Kololo language spokenBy Kololo people