Tswana chief Tshwane
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Tswana chief Tshwane is a legendary precolonial leader believed to have given his name to the region encompassing present-day Pretoria and the City of Tshwane in South Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tswana chief Tshwane canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary Tswana chief
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precolonial African leader ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
City of Tshwane metropolitan area
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Pretoria region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Apies River (often called Tshwane River in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | use of name Tshwane for metropolitan municipality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Northern Sotho–Tswana cultural area
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Tswana oral tradition ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tswana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | legendary figure ⓘ |
| historicity | disputed ⓘ |
| influenced | toponymy of Pretoria region ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being eponym of Tshwane region
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leadership among Tswana communities ⓘ |
| languageContext | Setswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInThePresentDay | Gauteng Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameSourceFor |
City of Tshwane
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Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Tshwane place name ⓘ |
| partOf | South African precolonial chieftaincy traditions ⓘ |
| regionNowIncludes |
Pretoria
NERFINISHED
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surrounding townships of the City of Tshwane ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
South African place‑name debates
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historical and anthropological research on Pretoria region ⓘ |
| timePeriod | precolonial era ⓘ |
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